Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Rebellion"
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The endgame of treason: Suppressing rebellion and usurpation in the late roman empire AD 397-411
(2014-08-15)This thesis examines how rebellion, usurpation and conspiracy to usurp imperial power (all crimes of high treason) were suppressed by the state during the Late Empire, with a particular focus on the years 397-411, during ... -
The Pilgrimage of Grace: Rhetoric, Reward and Retribution
(2013-05-12)The Henrician phase of the English Reformation should, arguably, be called an experiment. A reformation pre-supposes that there was a need or desire for reform and the evidence of a genuine, widespread theological conviction ... -
Ruling the Borders: Wiliam Lord Dacre and the genesis of the Dacre Rising
(2011-09-29)This study examines the northern branch of the Dacre family - the Dacres of Gilsland. The west march of England towards Scotland, on the Anglo-Scottish borders, is the focal point of this thesis, as this contained the ...