A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08

by Thomas D'Arcy MCGEE (1825 - 1868)

01 - Events of the Reign of Edward Sixth

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08

Thomas D’Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 8, subtitled “The Era of the Reformation”, addresses the late Tudor period, particularly the reigns of the children of Henry VIII, and ends with the end of the reign of Elizabeth I. (Summary by Sibella Denton)


Listen next episodes of A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08:
02 - Events of the Reign of Philip and Mary , 03 - Accession of Queen Elizabeth , 04 - Sir Henry Sidney's Deputyship , 05 - The 'Undertakers' in Ulster and Leinster , 06 - Sequel of the Second Geraldine League ... Parliament of 1585 , 07 - Battle of Glenmalure ... The Ulster Confederacy Formed , 08 - The Ulster Confederacy , 09 - Essex's Campaign of 1599 , 10 - Mountjoy's Administration , 11 - The Conquest of Munster , 12 - State of Religion and Learning during the Reign of Elizabeth