Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- A Note on the Presentation of Material in the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Making and Breaking of a Marriage
- 2 Mothers and Children
- 3 The lady of the house
- 4 Widows, Guardians and Estate Managers
- 5 Society Queens
- 6 Political Players
- 7 Institutional philanthropy
- Conclusion
- Appendices: Family Trees
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- A Note on the Presentation of Material in the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Making and Breaking of a Marriage
- 2 Mothers and Children
- 3 The lady of the house
- 4 Widows, Guardians and Estate Managers
- 5 Society Queens
- 6 Political Players
- 7 Institutional philanthropy
- Conclusion
- Appendices: Family Trees
- Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690-1745Imitation and Innovation, pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2015