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Further Action on George Monck

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July 19, 2009

Eoin Purcell George Monck & The Restoration of Charles II in 1660 Okay, so call this crazy but I have made a decision about my thesis on Monck. I am putting it up on Scribd. I’ve embedded the file above and here is the link to the document. Yesterday I…
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Some Thoughts On: Why Publishing Cannot Be Saved (As It Is) An Editorial by Richard Eoin Nash

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July 19, 2009

Eoin Purcell Things will get worse for publishers as they currently exist! The increasingly wonderful Publishing Perspectives caries and editorial by Richard Eoin Nash*. It is a nice tight piece that makes a number of clear points: 1) This is an industry based on a hobby: The book business is…
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Geography, History, Ireland, Local & Regional, North America

Hidden City Rivers

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July 18, 2009

Eoin Purcell UPDATE: Kathy Foley has e-mailed me some links that I will incorporate into something later today or perhaps tomorrow. I also remembered this book, Hidden Cork, which we are publishing in November and I am planning on hitting the author up for some Cork details! An appropriate topic…
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Anna Parnell, British, Charles Stuart Parnell, Empire, Europe, History, Ireland, Land Reform, New Books, People, Reading, Reference, Social, Society, War

A great Review for Petticoat Rebellion

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July 15, 2009

Eoin Purcell The Herald today has a smashing review of one of Mercier’s new books: Petticoat Rebellion: The Anna Parnell Story: During the reign of Queen Victoria, women wore corsets to thrust breasts upwards and nip in waists, and crinoline hoops to make their buttocks and hips wider. They had…
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British, Civil War, Classic Books, History, Revolution, War

George Monck, Charles II and his Mistresses

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July 15, 2009

Eoin Purcell I studied the restoration of Charles II during my Masters research. My focus was on George Monck, by far the most interesting character in my mind, maybe because he seems something of a silent type who when he acts, acts decisively. I also believe that his actions were…
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Further Action on George Monck

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