Introduction -- Archaeology and Elizabeth's empire -- Elizabethan fortifications in Ireland -- Colonial settlement -- Vernacular architecture -- The archaeology of Kilcolman Castle -- Spenserian architecture in Ireland -- Conclusions
Summary
Based on decades of research, this volume details how archaeology had revealed the traces of a short-lived, but significant culture which has been, until now, eclipsed ideological conflict between Tudor queens, Hapsburg hegemony and native Irish traditions
