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Irish Family Values: The Clannrickard Burkes in the Mid-Sixteenth Century
Irish Family Values: The Clannrickard Burkes in the Mid-Sixteenth Century
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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
(John) What can the experience of one family tell us about authority in early modern Ireland? Quite a bit! John will discuss how the many wives, many children and many subsequent problems of the earls of Clannrickard illustrate the complexity of authority in early modern Irish society.
Released:
Mar 15, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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