Granuaile: The Life and Times of Grace O'Malley 1503-1603
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0863276318 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Anne Chambers is a novelist, scriptwriter, and bestselling biographer. Her books include As Wicked a Woman, Eleanor Countess of Desmond (shortlisted for the 1987 GPA Award), Adorable Diva, the biography of the prima donna, Margaret Burke Sheridan, and The Geraldine Conspiracy, a historical novel.
Her books include As Wicked a Woman, Eleanor Countess of Desmond (shortlisted for the 1987 GPA Award), Adorable Diva, the biography of the prima donna, Margaret Burke Sheridan, and The Geraldine Conspiracy, a historical novel. . Anne Chambers is a novelist, scriptwriter, and bestselling biographer
"Remarkable Story of a 16th Century Irish Woman" according to Along Red River of the North. As the author, Anne Chambers states, Granuaile (Grace O'Malley) "broke the mould" for women of Western Europe in the 16th century. For all of the achievements and acclaim accorded to Elizabeth Tudor (Queen Elizabeth I), Granuaile's story is even more remarkable. Elizabeth might be famous for unleashing her infamous "sea dogs" (e.g., Drake and Hawkins), but Granuaile was a "sea dog" in a man's world, plying her craft on the western shores of Ireland (Galway, Connemara). Granuaile did not just order men into bat. Badly written, but it's the only game in town. If you want to learn about Granuaille, this is THE only accessible source that pulls together the various threads of research. So -- forgive the writer her stylistic inadequacies. Forgive the inferences and the gaps left by the record, and learn about this incredible pirate-warrior-patriot-lover-mother-wife IRISH WOMAN.. Granuaile, the Irish Pirate Queen Gayla Templeton Being a long time lover of anything and everything Irish, I was finally able to visit there in the spring of 2001. How could a book lover like me go to Ireland and not visit an Irish book store to see what the Irish read? Do I need to say I could hardly carry my own bags home. That's how I met Granuaile, a real life female Irish pirate. The names that are known to most Irish are Grace O'Malley or Granny O'Malley. Getting into the business of Pirating is most easily achieved by marrying into it and that's how G
Using state papers and manuscripts of the period, Anne Chambers reveals the woman behind the legend and presents one of history's most remarkable women against the turbulent political environment of her time. What emerges is a woman who challenges our predisposed sense of convention, who, over four hundred years ago, was one of the first women to break the mold and make a unique contribution to history.