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Ireland, Scotland, and the Hundred Years War: A New Vista

Ireland, Scotland, and the Hundred Years War: A New Vista

Lecture by Simon Egan

Given online for The Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, on March 9, 2023

Abstract: Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in considering new geographic approaches to the Hundred Years War. For instance, special attention has been devoted to exploring how events ranging from Northern Italy to the Iberian Peninsula shaped the course of the Anglo-French conflict. Within the context of the Irish and British Isles, scholarship has examined Scotland’s role in the struggle and there is a growing body of work on the Welsh dimension. However, aside from a handful of exceptions, it has often been assumed that the Gaelic aristocracy of Ireland and the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland played little or no role in the conflict. This paper seeks to challenge this assumption. By drawing upon a rich meld of primary sources from across this wider Gaelic-speaking world, the paper will consider how the Gaelic aristocracy interacted with ‘European’ affairs in this period. Close attention will be devoted to emergence of dynastic networks and diplomatic contacts between the Gaelic nobility and the royal courts of England and Scotland.

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Simon Egan a Lecturer in Medieval Irish History at Queen’s University Belfast. You can learn more about Simon’s research on his university webpage or follow him on Twitter @SimonPEgan

Political Map of Europe in 1370, based on World Atlas, Berlin, 2011 – Wikimedia Commons

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