Flanagan, Marie Therese.
Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press), 1998 (reprint of 1989 edition).
Book Number 20404
In this study, Marie Therese Flanagan attempts to bridge the divide that separates 'Early Irish' from Anglo-Norman Irish history by examining contexts neglected or misinterpreted by both sets of historians: the broad context of 12th century Ireland into which the Anglo-Normans intruded; the even wider sweep of Anglo-Irish relations both before and after the Anglo-Norman arrival; and Ireland as part of the Angevin dominions. The succession of Henry II and the papal bull Laudabiliter in 1155 is traditionally accepted as the start of Anglo-Norman intervention, although Henry did not arrive in Ireland until 1171. Flanagan re-examines the evidence and offers a fresh assessment of events before and after 1155, looking in depth at relations between the see of Canterbury and the Irish Church; factors governing Henry's attitude toward Ireland; the activities of the exiled king of Leinster, Diarmaid Mac Murchada and his famous promise to Strongbow, and at events following Henry II's arrival in Ireland, the Treaty of Windsor and the submission of the Irish kings.