Description

Book Synopsis
This book is the first to examine life in the leading province of Elizabeth I's nascent empire, an Ireland of colonizing English farmers and an imported Protestant elite living in fortified manors and medieval castles -- .

Trade Review

‘This is both a significant and an important volume…an account of his excavation of Kilcolman, [is] followed by his interesting thesis on how much Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queene influenced vernacular architecture throughout Ireland and Britain.’
The Spenser Review, January 2013

-- .

Table of Contents

Epigraph
List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Archaeology and empire
2. Fortification
3. Settlement
4. Vernacular architecture
5. Kilcolman Castle
6. Spenserian architecture
7. Conclusions.
Select bibliography
Index

Castles and Colonists

    Product form

    £76.50

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £85.00 – you save £8.50 (10%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Thu 18 Jun 2026.

    A Hardback by Eric Klingelhofer

    Out of stock


      View other formats and editions of Castles and Colonists by Eric Klingelhofer

      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719082467, 978-0719082467
      ISBN10: 0719082463

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is the first to examine life in the leading province of Elizabeth I's nascent empire, an Ireland of colonizing English farmers and an imported Protestant elite living in fortified manors and medieval castles -- .

      Trade Review

      ‘This is both a significant and an important volume…an account of his excavation of Kilcolman, [is] followed by his interesting thesis on how much Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queene influenced vernacular architecture throughout Ireland and Britain.’
      The Spenser Review, January 2013

      -- .

      Table of Contents

      Epigraph
      List of figures
      Preface
      Acknowledgments
      1. Archaeology and empire
      2. Fortification
      3. Settlement
      4. Vernacular architecture
      5. Kilcolman Castle
      6. Spenserian architecture
      7. Conclusions.
      Select bibliography
      Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account