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The Militia in Eighteenth-Century Ireland - In Defence of the Protestant Interest (Hardcover, New)
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The Militia in Eighteenth-Century Ireland - In Defence of the Protestant Interest (Hardcover, New)
Series: Irish Historical Monographs
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Shows how the development of the militia in eighteenth century
Ireland was closely bound with politics and the changing nature of
the Protestant Ascendancy. The militia in eighteenth century
Ireland was a contentious issue: initially only those of a certain
social and political class could participate, dissenters and
catholics being excluded, and the degree of enthusiasm with which
people participated was an indication of their commitment, or
otherwise, to the regime. However, as this book demonstrates, the
militia as an issue changed over the course of the eighteenth
century, with, from about 1760, demands for the reform of the
militia being a key issue spearheading demands for wider
constitutional reform. The book traces the militia in Ireland from
early Protestant militia forces in the sixteenth century, through
formal establishmentin 1716, to demise in 1776 and re-formation in
1793. It shows how the militia played a larger role in the defence
of Ireland than has hitherto been realised, and how its reliability
was therefore a key point for government. It discusses how
political debates about the militia reflected changing views about
the nature of the Irish establishment and how these changing views
were incorporated in legislation. It examines how the militia
operated as an institution; considers how the militia reflected
social and political divisions; and compares the militia in Ireland
with similar bodies in England, Scotland and Europe more widely,
relating debates about the militia in Ireland to widerdebates about
whether a country is best defended by a professional soldiery or a
citizen army. NEAL GARNHAM is a Senior Lecturer in History at the
University of Ulster and the author of two books and more than
twenty articles published in refereed academic journals.
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