Join CEMS to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond’s first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 (Cambridge University Press). This book examines religious violence in seventeenth-century Ireland, focusing on the 1641 Rebellion. The book will be commented on by Prof. John Morrill, Prof. Laura Gowing (KCL), and Prof. Paul Readman (KCL).

The event will be followed by a drinks reception.

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Book Description

While religion has always seemed to be a constant force in Irish history, this study exposes how the period between 1603 and 1649 cemented sectarian division and conflict, with long-lasting legacies for both Ireland and Britain. This is the first in-depth investigation of the role of religious violence in seventeenth-century Ireland, focusing particularly on the cataclysmic 1641 Rebellion. Joan Redmond traces the growing importance of religious division in Irish society, especially through the impact of British colonial projects, such as the Ulster plantation, and religion's role in early modern imperialism more widely. Redmond explores how religion increasingly became the dominant force in unrest, examining how symbols such as Bibles, churches and the clergy became targets before and during the 1641 Rebellion. Throughout, Ireland is considered in relation to both Europe and the British Atlantic, highlighting its position between two worlds in the seventeenth century.