Exhibition: Kilkenny Networks. Merchants-Magnates-Courtiers
Price
Admission to the Kilkenny Networks Exhibition is included in the General Admission Ticket.
Dates
18/07/2023 - 01/09/2024
Location
Kilkenny Castle
This exhibition, researched and curated by Dr. Jane Fenlon, brings us right back to medieval times, a time when Ireland was as intertwined with European life as it is today. Kilkenny Network aims to broaden our knowledge of the early Ormonde earls, their courtly contacts, their importance on the international stage, and their patronage of the arts
This exhibition also looks at some of the major historical figures who formed part of the Ormondes’ extensive network during the period. To mention but a few, these figures include Elizabeth I of England, Cardinal Wolsey, Anne Bolyen and Katherne Parr.
The Kilkenny merchants were also of vital importance, playing a part in the financial and legal affairs of the earls of Ormonde, often as merchant bankers. Forming a civic oligarchy, they had a pivotal position in the development and enrichment of the town through engagement in trade with major British and European ports.
Admission to the Kilkenny Networks Exhibition is included in the General Admission Ticket.
Getting Here
Located in Kilkenny City
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