Politics and political culture in Ireland from Restoration to Union, 1660-1800

Essays in honour of Jacqueline R. Hill

Raymond Gillespie, James Kelly & Mary Ann Lyons, editors

"Politics and Political Culture in Ireland from Restoration to Union, 1660-1800 is an impressive volume and a terrific tribute to Jacqueline Hill ... Inspired by Hill's own research, the various contributors to this collection explore new ways of thinking about politics and political culture in Ireland between 1660 and 1800 ... It is impossible to do justice to this marvellous collection in a short review. All of the essays are deeply researched, elegantly argued, and methodologically and conceptually innovative. Furthermore, they hold broader implications for how we should approach the study of political history (both high and low politics), integrate the local with the national, and strive to write not just a social and cultural history of politics but also social history with the politics put back in. Accordingly, Politics and Political Culture in Ireland deserves a wide readership, beyond those who specialize in this period of Irish history. And what a way to honor Jacqueline Hill!" Tim Harris, Brown University, Journal of British Studies 2024