Profits and patriotism: Nicholas Weston, Old English merchants, and Ireland's Nine Years' War, 1594–1603
dc.contributor.author | Canning, Ruth A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-06T13:57:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-06T13:57:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-09-20 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ireland’s Old English merchants, and especially those of the Pale, provided the English crown with vital material supplies, finance and intelligence throughout the Nine Years’ War (1594–1603). Yet, surviving official correspondence criticised the mercantile community for providing weak support and accused its members of favouring the queen’s Irish enemies. The reality was that they did both, but their reasons for doing so were complicated. Too often described as a homogenous group, Old English merchants did not all share the same economic ambitions, political views or faith. Examining the specific actions of certain individuals alongside those of the wider community provides a fresh angle on the conflict and sheds new light on the role of Old English merchants. | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Canning, R. A. (2016) 'Profits and patriotism: Nicholas Weston, Old English merchants, and Ireland's Nine Years' War, 1594–1603', Irish Economic and Social History, 43(1), pp. 85-112. doi: 10.1177/0332489316666600. | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0332489316666600 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 112 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0332-4893 | |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Irish Economic and Social History | en |
dc.identifier.startpage | 85 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/3165 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 43 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Sage | en |
dc.rights | © The Author 2016 | en |
dc.subject | The Pale | en |
dc.subject | Old English merchants | en |
dc.subject | Loyalties | en |
dc.subject | Illegal trade | en |
dc.subject | Irish History | en |
dc.subject | Nine Years' War | en |
dc.title | Profits and patriotism: Nicholas Weston, Old English merchants, and Ireland's Nine Years' War, 1594–1603 | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |