Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Aristocratic Women’s Lives in Late Medieval and Early Modern Western Europe
- 2 The Ormond Women Through the Wars of the Roses and Immediate Aftermath: Marriage, Absenteeism and Illegitimacy
- 3 New Beginnings: The Heiresses, the Usurper and Royal Intervention – the Succession of Margaret and Anne Butler
- 4 Dynastic Consolidation and Female Political Entity: Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond and Ossory (1472–1542)
- 5 Family, Marriage and Politics: The six Daughters of Margaret Fitzgerald and Piers Butler and the Ongoing Revival of the Earldom in the Sixteenth Century
- 6 ‘You have too Piteous a Face to be a Warrior’: Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond, Ossory and Desmond – Agent, Peace Broker, Advocate
- 7 Black Tom’s Women: Unions, Succession and Decline
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Irish Historical Monographs Previous Volumes
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Aristocratic Women’s Lives in Late Medieval and Early Modern Western Europe
- 2 The Ormond Women Through the Wars of the Roses and Immediate Aftermath: Marriage, Absenteeism and Illegitimacy
- 3 New Beginnings: The Heiresses, the Usurper and Royal Intervention – the Succession of Margaret and Anne Butler
- 4 Dynastic Consolidation and Female Political Entity: Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond and Ossory (1472–1542)
- 5 Family, Marriage and Politics: The six Daughters of Margaret Fitzgerald and Piers Butler and the Ongoing Revival of the Earldom in the Sixteenth Century
- 6 ‘You have too Piteous a Face to be a Warrior’: Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond, Ossory and Desmond – Agent, Peace Broker, Advocate
- 7 Black Tom’s Women: Unions, Succession and Decline
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Irish Historical Monographs Previous Volumes
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- Aristocratic Women in Ireland, 1450-1660The Ormond Family, Power and Politics, pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2021