Cover of The upstart earl

Mark as

The upstart earl

by Nicholas P. Canny

Richard Boyle (1566-1643) is recognized more for the achievements of his children than for his own accomplishments. But in his own lifetime his advancement from an obscure Kentish background to become the wealthiest English landowner of his generation was a matter of the greatest interest and curiosity; all the more so because Boyle matched his economic success with the attainment of an Irish peerage, membership of the English privy council and marriage alliances with some of the more notable families in England and Ireland. This book explains how this phenomenal social feat was achieved,...

Buy this book Review

See on goodreads | librarything

More by Nicholas P. Canny

Cover of Colonial identity in the Atlantic world, 1500-1800

Early modern Ireland

Cover of Europeans and Their Expanding World, 1450-1700

Cover of Europeans on the move

Cover of Europeans on the Move

Cover of From reformation to restoration

Cover of From Reformation to Restoration

Cover of Imagining Ireland's Pasts

Cover of Imperial Moment

Cover of Ireland, 1916-2016

Cover of Kingdom and colony

Cover of Making Ireland British, 1580-1650

Cover of Making Ireland British, 1580-1650

Cover of Oxford Handbook of the Atlantic World

Cover of Oxford History of the British Empire Vol. 1

Cover of The Elizabethan conquest of Ireland

Cover of The formation of the Old English elite in Ireland

The formation of the Old En...

Cover of The Oxford handbook of the Atlantic world, 1450-1850

Cover of The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire

Cover of The Upstart Earl: A Study of the Social and Mental World of Richard Boyle, First Earl of Cork, 1566-1643

Recent activity

Rate this book to see your activity here.

Comments and reviews

Please sign in to leave a comment