Ireland and the Popish Plot

Gibney, John

The first expansive study of how when the Popish Plot of 1678 came to light, fears of an Irish Catholic rebellion amongst Ireland's uneasy Protestant elite, who dominated over the Catholic majority population, were manipulated in England in an attempt to block the Catholic Duke of York from succeeding to the throne.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349301461

DOI: 10.1057/9780230594791

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 206