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Author Canny, Nicholas P.

Title The upstart earl : a study of the social and mental world of Richard Boyle, first Earl of Cork, 1566-1643 / Nicholas Canny
Published Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982

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Description xii, 211 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Preface; 1. The enigmatic career of Richard Boyle, 1566-1643; 2. The hostile witness: Boyle's career through the eyes of his enemies; 3. The mental world of Richard Boyle; 4. Social ascent and social adjustments in the career of Richard Boyle; 5. The family lief of Richard Boyle; 6. Richard Boyle: Anglo-Irishman; 7. Conclusion: the Boyles, Ireland and the 'New Science'
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Cork, Richard Boyle, Earl of, 1566-1643.
Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Biography.
Statesmen -- British Isles -- Biography.
Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Statesmen -- Ireland -- Biography.
SUBJECT Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 16th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068050
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068051
Ireland -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068048
Genre/Form Biographies.
LC no. 81021687
ISBN 0521244161