Dr. Daniel J F Brown
Twelfth and thirteenth-century Britain and Ireland. 'Hugh de Lacy, first earl of Ulster: Rising and falling in Angevin Ireland' (Boydell & Brewer, Irish Historical Monographs, 2016) https://boydellandbrewer.com/hugh-de-lacy-first-earl-of-ulster.html
Ongoing research focuses on peacemaking and diplomacy, in particular the influence of continental peace movements on Irish kingship, and the justification of pacific diplomacy in contemporary literature and hagiography. An additional area of interest is the Crusader occupation of Languedoc during the Albigensian Crusade.
Postdoctoral fellow (Irish Research Council) at Trinity College Dublin (2013/14), supervised by Prof. Sean Duffy.
PhD in Irish History from Queen's University Belfast (2013), under the supervision of Prof. Marie-Therese Flanagan.
University of St Andrews (2001-6)
Supervisors: Prof. (Emerita) Marie-Therese Flanagan (QUB) and Prof. Sean Duffy (TCD)
Ongoing research focuses on peacemaking and diplomacy, in particular the influence of continental peace movements on Irish kingship, and the justification of pacific diplomacy in contemporary literature and hagiography. An additional area of interest is the Crusader occupation of Languedoc during the Albigensian Crusade.
Postdoctoral fellow (Irish Research Council) at Trinity College Dublin (2013/14), supervised by Prof. Sean Duffy.
PhD in Irish History from Queen's University Belfast (2013), under the supervision of Prof. Marie-Therese Flanagan.
University of St Andrews (2001-6)
Supervisors: Prof. (Emerita) Marie-Therese Flanagan (QUB) and Prof. Sean Duffy (TCD)
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Monographs by Dr. Daniel J F Brown
Situated in the north-east of Ireland, Ulster's remoteness from centres of colonial administration allowed Hugh de Lacy to operate beyond the normal mechanisms of royal control, forging his own connections with other powerful lords of the Irish Sea province. The fluidity of noble identity in frontier zones is also underlined by the career of someone who, according to his political needs, presented himself to different audiences as a courtly sophisticate, freebooting colonist, crusading warrior, or maurauding 'Irish' ruler.
The foundation for this study is provided by Hugh de Lacy's acta, provided as an appendix, and representing the first collection of comital charters in an Irish context. These cast fresh light on the wider themes of power and identity, the intersection of crown and nobility, and the risks and rewards for ambitious frontiersmen in the Angevin world.
Chapters and journal articles by Dr. Daniel J F Brown
earldom of Ulster have remained elusive. One of the most intriguing
points of contact occurred in 1205×10, when the first earl of Ulster, Hugh
II de Lacy (d. 1242), granted churches within his Irish lordship to the
cathedral priory of St Andrews. Exploring de Lacy’s links to the bishop
of St Andrews, William Malveisin, and the constable of Scotland, Alan
of Galloway, this article suggests that the gift to St Andrews was part of
the earl’s bid to secure King William the Lion, as an ally in the North
Channel region. The king of Scots is connected to de Lacy’s attempts
to undermine King John of England, involving partners in France and
northern England. It is further argued that the revelation of de Lacy’s
patronage of St Andrews contributed directly to the Anglo-Scottish crisis
of 1209 and the humiliating terms imposed on the Scots by the treaty
of Norham in the same year. What is superficially an ordinary grant of
ecclesiastical benefices is on closer inspection found to be charged with
political meaning, leading ultimately to Hugh de Lacy’s expulsion from
the earldom of Ulster by the army of King John.
Talks by Dr. Daniel J F Brown
Situated in the north-east of Ireland, Ulster's remoteness from centres of colonial administration allowed Hugh de Lacy to operate beyond the normal mechanisms of royal control, forging his own connections with other powerful lords of the Irish Sea province. The fluidity of noble identity in frontier zones is also underlined by the career of someone who, according to his political needs, presented himself to different audiences as a courtly sophisticate, freebooting colonist, crusading warrior, or maurauding 'Irish' ruler.
The foundation for this study is provided by Hugh de Lacy's acta, provided as an appendix, and representing the first collection of comital charters in an Irish context. These cast fresh light on the wider themes of power and identity, the intersection of crown and nobility, and the risks and rewards for ambitious frontiersmen in the Angevin world.
earldom of Ulster have remained elusive. One of the most intriguing
points of contact occurred in 1205×10, when the first earl of Ulster, Hugh
II de Lacy (d. 1242), granted churches within his Irish lordship to the
cathedral priory of St Andrews. Exploring de Lacy’s links to the bishop
of St Andrews, William Malveisin, and the constable of Scotland, Alan
of Galloway, this article suggests that the gift to St Andrews was part of
the earl’s bid to secure King William the Lion, as an ally in the North
Channel region. The king of Scots is connected to de Lacy’s attempts
to undermine King John of England, involving partners in France and
northern England. It is further argued that the revelation of de Lacy’s
patronage of St Andrews contributed directly to the Anglo-Scottish crisis
of 1209 and the humiliating terms imposed on the Scots by the treaty
of Norham in the same year. What is superficially an ordinary grant of
ecclesiastical benefices is on closer inspection found to be charged with
political meaning, leading ultimately to Hugh de Lacy’s expulsion from
the earldom of Ulster by the army of King John.