A History of Ireland
- ISBN-10
- 0415048885
- ISBN-13
- 9780415048880
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 366
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Plantagenet Somerset Fry, Peter Plantagenet Somerset Fry, Fiona Somerset Fry
Description
Beginning in 6000 BC, this comprehensive history of Ireland spans the ages and takes the reader up to the present day. It covers the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages, the arrival of Christianity, the Viking period, the takeover of Ireland by Henry II in 1171 AD and the struggle for independence.
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