Re-Settling Woes and Rebellions: The Role of Irelands Naturall History in the Cromwellian Era

Rana Fahmy

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Re-Settling Woes and Rebellions: The Role of Irelands Naturall History in the Cromwellian Era

@inproceedings{Fahmy2019ReSettlingWA,
  title={Re-Settling Woes and Rebellions: The Role of Irelands Naturall History in the Cromwellian Era},
  author={Rana Fahmy},
  year={2019}
}

Rana Fahmy
Published 2019
History

Irelands Naturall History, written by the Dutch physician Gerard Boate, is a key document in the history of science during the seventeenth century. Yet, scholars have undermined its significance in the Cromwellian resettlement of Ireland and its influence on colonial projects under the umbrella of ‘science’ during the 1650s. The interconnections between the advancement of the new learning during a period of political turmoil that began with the Irish rebellion of 1641 raises new questions for… Expand