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Ireland under the Tudors (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. Tudor Conquest and Resistance in 16th-Century Ireland: Plantations, Rebellion, and the Elizabethan Struggle over Church and StateBy Richard Bagwell
Length11h 32m
About this audiobook
Ireland under the Tudors (Vol. 1–3) offers a sweeping, source-led history of the Tudor reconquest from Henry VII to Elizabeth I's final campaigns. Drawing on the Calendars of State Papers, royal correspondence, and Irish annals, Bagwell narrates rebellions (Kildare, Desmond, O'Neill), church reform, and the machinery of governance—surrender and regrant, presidencies, martial law, plantation. The style is lucid, judicious, and unmistakably Victorian, balancing chronological clarity with documentary analysis and keen portraits of actors and institutions. An Anglo-Irish historian and public figure from County Tipperary, Bagwell wrote amid the Home Rule controversies, seeking to ground contemporary politics in archival fact. Trained in law and active in historical scholarship (including contributions to the Dictionary of National Biography), he paired administrative expertise with diligent work in the Public Record Office. This trilogy remains a cornerstone for students of early modern Ireland and Tudor state-building. Use it for its comprehensive narrative and deep citation, while reading critically for perspective. As a companion to newer social and postcolonial studies, it furnishes a rich quarry of evidence and a durable interpretive benchmark.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length11 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
7Ireland under the Tudors (Vol. 1-3) (pt. 3)
2Introduction
8Ireland under the Tudors (Vol. 1-3) (pt. 4)
3Synopsis
9Ireland under the Tudors (Vol. 1-3) (pt. 5)
4Historical Context
10Analysis
5Ireland under the Tudors (Vol. 1-3) (pt. 1)
11Reflection
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6Ireland under the Tudors (Vol. 1-3) (pt. 2)
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