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Titre : | The Remonstrance of December 1661 and Catholic politics in Restoration Ireland (2004) |
Auteurs : | Anne CREIGHTON, Auteur |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Irish Historical Studies (vol 34 n 133 2004) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 16-41 |
Langues: | Anglais |
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Résumé : | In January 1649, after the conclusion of the second peace treaty between James Butler, marquis of Ormond , the king's intermediary, and representatives of the Confederate Catholics, Ormond adressed the General Assembly in Kilkenny: 'There is a door, and that a large one, not left, but purposely set open, to give you entrance by your future merits to whatsoever of honour or other advantage you can reasonably wish.' The treaty was signed 17 January; thriteen days later, Charles I was executed. The 'door' of opportunity for Irish Catholics was firmly shut |
Pays de publication : | Irlande |
Mention de responsabilité : | Anne Creighton |
Fonds : | Médiathèque |