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OverviewThis volume is the first to bring together the entire extant correspondence of one of the most significant women in early modern Ireland, Elizabeth Butler, first Duchess of Ormonde. She was the wife of James Butler, twelfth Earl and first Duke of Ormonde, who, as Ireland’s only duke and three times its lord lieutenant, was a figure of considerable importance in seventeenth-century Ireland. But far from being overshadowed by her powerful husband, Butler was a person of significant power and influence in her own right. Descended from the tenth Earl of Ormonde, she brought a hefty portion of the Ormonde estate to the marriage. As Countess, Marchioness, then Duchess of Ormonde, as well as three times vicereine and a high-status courtier, she sat at the pinnacle of Irish and English society, unmatched by any other Irish woman of the period in terms of her wealth, social standing, and power. Her surviving correspondence reveals her importance within the Ormonde-Butler family and in the social, cultural, and political life of seventeenth-century Ireland. The volume comprises more than three hundred letters written by Ormonde to her husband and family, agents and servants, and friends and clients. Spanning six decades, these letters are meticulously transcribed, edited, and annotated, and the volume includes a substantial scholarly introduction, family trees, a glossary, and other resources. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth Butler , Naomi McareaveyPublisher: Iter Press Imprint: Iter Press Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.862kg ISBN: 9781649590183ISBN 10: 1649590180 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 04 February 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. 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Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Illustrations Ormonde Butler Family Table and Family Trees Chronology A Note on Names Introduction “The noblest person, The wisest female, and the best of wives that Ever lived”: The Duchess of Ormonde and her Letters Birth, Lineage, and Marriage The 1641 Rebellion and Confederate Wars Exile and Dispossession Negotiating the Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland, 1652–1657 Retirement in Dunmore, 1657–1660: Letters to the Marquess of Ormonde Restoration The Lord Lieutenancy: The Culture of Dublin Castle, 1662–1668 The Duke of Ormonde’s Dismissal: Letters to Captain George Mathew Death and Legacy A Note on the Text General Description of the Letters Editorial Principles The Correspondence of Elizabeth Butler, Duchess of Ormonde Early Marriage, 1629–1641 The Confederate Wars, 1641–1648 Royalist Exile in Caen, 1648–1652 The Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland, 1652–1657 Retirement in Dunmore, 1657–1660 Restoration, 1660–1662 The Lord Lieutenancy, 1662–1668 The Duke of Ormonde’s Dismissal, 1668–1674 Final Decade, 1674–1684 List of Correspondents Persons and Places Glossary BibliographyReviewsThis is a landmark publication, enabling readers to delve deep into a rare treasure trove of letters by a leading aristocratic woman of seventeenth-century Ireland and England, spanning fifty-five years from adolescence to old age. . . . This edition will be a much-thumbed resource for those seeking information about the wider family and three kingdoms history, as well as those with a particular interest in early modern women's letters. It is a welcome and important contribution to scholarship on letter writing, women's writing, and seventeenth-century Irish history, and is sure to advance the field. -- Marie-Louise Coolahan, Professor, NUI Galway “This is a landmark publication, enabling readers to delve deep into a rare treasure trove of letters by a leading aristocratic woman of seventeenth-century Ireland and England, spanning fifty-five years from adolescence to old age. . . . This edition will be a much-thumbed resource for those seeking information about the wider family and three kingdoms history, as well as those with a particular interest in early modern women’s letters. It is a welcome and important contribution to scholarship on letter writing, women’s writing, and seventeenth-century Irish history, and is sure to advance the field.” -- Marie-Louise Coolahan, Professor, NUI Galway This is a landmark publication, enabling readers to delve deep into a rare treasure trove of letters by a leading aristocratic woman of seventeenth-century Ireland and England, spanning fifty-five years from adolescence to old age. . . . This edition will be a much-thumbed resource for those seeking information about the wider family and three kingdoms history, as well as those with a particular interest in early modern women's letters. It is a welcome and important contribution to scholarship on letter writing, women's writing, and seventeenth-century Irish history, and is sure to advance the field. --Marie-Louise Coolahan, Professor, NUI Galway Author InformationElizabeth Butler, née Preston (1615–1684), was the wife of James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Naomi McAreavey is a lecturer of Renaissance literature at University College Dublin. She is coeditor, with Julie Eckerle, of Women’s Life Writing and Early Modern Ireland, and, with Fionnuala Dillane and Emilie Pine, of The Body in Pain in Irish Literature and Culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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