Primate Robinson: 1709-94: 'A Very Tough Incumbent in Fine Preservation' - Brossura

Malcomson, A. P. W.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1903688337 ISBN 13: 9781903688335

Casa editrice: Ulster Historical Foundation, 2003

Riassunto

Richard Robinson, archbishop of Armagh, 1765-94, remains an inscrutable figure. His primacy has been associated with a new era in Church of Ireland history, characterised by a greater concentration on ecclesiastical as opposed to political affairs, and by an emphasis on building, improvement and regeneration. In the absence of a surviving Robinson archive, and in the face of a personality which seems to have geared itself to giving as little as possible away, it is difficult to confirm or deny this popular assessment. But Dr. Malcomson, who draws in this monograph on new evidence not of Robinson provenance, suggests that a reassessment is necessary. He argues that Robinson was not so much a man who stood above politics as a poor politician, and that he failed to give the Church the political leadership which was required of the primate. Malcomson also questions the actual extent of Robinson's vaunted munificence, the importance of his personal contribution to the building of modern Armagh, and the architectural quality of some of his buildings. The picture which emerges is of a cold, proud and distant figure, conscious of his primatial dignity, jealous of rivalry, and possessive of the material benefits of his situation.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Ulster Historical Foundation
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1903688337
• ISBN 13: 9781903688335
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 76
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