Edwards Lecture in Medieval History, 17 March 2022

Professor Bruce Campbell of Queen's, Belfast
Out of the ashes: reconstructing the economic fortunes of the Lordship of Ireland following the 1922 destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland.

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Thankfully Ireland was never fully feudalised if the term exists and the Irish clan system survived at least to the 17th century in my opinion the Irish sense of freedom was never totally subdued in a developing class system into the modern era especially in England, expressed in its language and culture which is thriving today in Ireland. Feudalism isn't the only pathway for modern European societies to emerge why is the "Peasants Rebellion " called so when the participants were from a range of socio economic backgrounds maybe it suits establishment historians lovers of empires etc! PS : War of the Roses continued through the 15th and early 16th century until Henry Tudor last man standing Ireland was not the only violent society because it was perceived to be underdeveloped I wish the forests were still with us !