Power and authority : a comparative study of martial law in early Stuart Ireland, 1603-1641

Abstract

The central aim of this thesis is to provide a comparative assessment of the operation of martial law in Ireland, by demonstrating the dominance of government by the military interest, the impact of martial ideology and the continuing imposition of summary justice. As a means to reintegrate martial law into the wider history of the Three Kingdoms and demonstrate their interdependence of developments, comparisons are also made with Scotland, England and the American Colonies