Deirdre Fennell - John Symcott and attempts at Irish Exchequer reform, 1570-1575 by History Hub

In this Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference podcast, a recording of a paper by Deirdre Fennell(NUI Galway). The paper was entitled '‘The desperate, the doubtful and the sperate’: John Symcott and attempts at Irish Exchequer reform, 1570-1575'.

Deirdre Fennell completed a BA in History and Celtic Civilisation in NUI, Galway in 2014, achieving first class honours and the History prize for her dissertation. She is now undertaking a PhD at NUI Galway, examining the early career and first term as Lord Deputy (1571-1575) of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Milton, a Tudor figure who served as Vice-Treasurer, Treasurer-at-War, Lord Justice and Lord Deputy of Ireland, and lived during the reigns of four Tudor monarchs. A particular focus of her research is the correspondence of Fitzwilliam, who wrote extensively and at length both to people at Elizabeth’s court and to many female relations of his own.

Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference
The 7th Annual Tudor & Stuart Ireland Interdisciplinary Conference took place at NUI Galway in August, 2017. The conference was generously supported by the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, NUI Galway, the School of Humanities, NUI Galway, the Moore Institute, NUI Galway, the Discipline of History and the Discipline of English at NUI Galway, the Women's History Association of Ireland, and Marsh's Library.

As in previous years the majority of papers were recorded for podcasting by https://soundcloud.com/real-smart-media in association with History Hub.ie. There are now more than 180 podcasts from previous Tudor and Stuart Ireland conferences freely available. To access this archive go to http://historyhub.ie/podcasts or visit https://tudorstuartireland.com/