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The Statutes of Kilkenny: Waging War on Irish Culture
In 1366, the Anglo-Irish parliament gathered in Kilkenny and passed a set of laws that would shape Ireland for centuries. The Statutes of Kilkenny banned intermarriage between English settlers and the native Irish, outlawed Irish language, dress, and customs among the colonists, and even prohibited them from playing hurling. Lucas and Luna explore the context behind these laws: the decline of the Norman colony, the Gaelic resurgence, and the poignant case of Elizabeth de Clare, an Anglo-Norman heiress who married an Irish chieftain. They discuss how the Statutes reveal English anxieties about…
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