ENGLISH

The Church and the Two Nations in Medieval Ireland

By J. A. Watt

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1970
ISBN
9780521077385, 9780511562266, 052161919X, 0521077389, 0511562268, 9780521619196
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1833367 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third Series
Edition
First
Pages
267\267
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book examines the way in which the central English government dealt with Irish ecclesiastical matters from the time of the invasion and partial conquest of Ireland by Henry II in 1171 up to the Statute of Kilkenny. The struggle involved the king, the clergy in Ireland, both Irish and English, and the pope. Using manuscript material and printed sources, which have not been previously used for this purpose, Dr Watt shows how an attempt was made to ‘colonize’ Ireland by ecclesiastical means, and traces the changing fates and fortunes of the ‘two nations’ in their relations with one another. Dr Watt also deals very fully with the r?le played in the struggle by the religious orders, particularly the Cistercians and the friars, and with the effect which the English common law had on the Irish clergy.

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