A Short History of Dublin: Dublin From the Vikings to the Modern Era by Richard Killeen
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Overview: Explore Dublin’s hidden history, from the age of the Vikings to the present day, with this bestselling short history of the city. It’s the perfect tour companion.
Dublin started as a Viking trading settlement in the middle of the tenth century. Location was the key, as it commanded the shortest crossing to a major port in Britain. By the time the Normans arrived in Ireland in the twelfth century, this was crucial: Dublin maintained the best communications between the English crown and its new lordship in Ireland.
The city first developed on the rising ground south of the river where Christ Church now is and the English established their principal citadel, Dublin Castle, in this area. Throughout the medieval and early modern periods, the city’s importance was entirely ecclesiastical and strategic. It was not a centre of learning, or fashion or commerce.
The foundation of Trinity College in 1592 was a landmark event but the city did not really develop until the long peace of the eighteenth century. Then the series of fine, wide Georgian streets and noble public buildings that are Dublin’s greatest boast were built. A semi-autonomous parliament of the Anglo-Irish elite provided a focus for social life and the city flourished.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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