Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Volume 10
Sixth Series

Volume 10 of the Transactions contains essays based on 'the British-Irish Union of 1801'.

9780521793520, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 February 2001

448 pages
22.3 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm, 0.65 kg

'This collection of essays provides historians of Ireland with plenty of scope for reflections and the royal Historical society is to be congratulated on devoting a volume of its proceedings to the Irish Act of Union.' Irish Economic and Social History Journal

The Transactions of the Royal Historical Society offers readers an annual collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of the world's most distinguished historians. Also available as a journal, volume ten of the sixth series takes the theme 'the British-Irish Union of 1801' as its main focus and includes the Presidential Address on 'Britain and the World in the Eighteenth Century: Reshaping the Empire' by P. J. Marshall, 'Court cases and Legal Arguments in England c.1066–1166' by John Hudson, 'The Union in European Context' by William Doyle, 'Alliances and Misalliances in the politics of the Union' by L. M. Cullen, 'Ireland, India and the Empire, 1780–1914' by C. A. Bayley and 'The Divergence of England: The Growth of the English Economy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries' by E. A. Wrigley.

Presidential address: Britain and the world in the eighteenth century: III Britain and India P. J. Marshall
Enlightenment and revolution in Naples John Robertson
Kwame Nkrumah and the chiefs, the fate of the 'natural rulers' under Nationalist goverments Richard Rathbone
Bartolus of Sassoferrato and free cities Magnus Ryan
Court cases and legal arguments in England, c.1066–1166 John Hudson
The divergence of England: the growth of the English economy in the seventeenth centuries E. A. Wrigley
Regional diversity in the later Russian Empire David Saunders
The Union in the European context William Doyle
The Union in British history J. G. A. Pocock
Britain and the Union, 1797–1801 Peter Jupp
Alliances and misalliances in the politics of the Union L. M. Cullen
The Catholics and the Union Patrick Geoghegan
Popular politics in Ireland and the Act of Union James Kelly
The Irish Peerage and the Unions, 1700–1971 A. P. W. Malcolmson
The Union and the Military, 1801–c.1830 Allan Blackstock
Politics, public finance and The British-Irish Act of Union of 1801 Trevor McCavery
Ireland, India and the Empire, 1780–1914 C. A. Bayley
Reconsidering the Irish Act of Union S. J. Connolly.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], British & Irish history [HBJD1], General & world history [HBG], Historiography [HBAH]