Table of Contents

F. X. Martin: Introduction
1: F. J. Byrne: The Trembling Sod: Ireland in 1169
2: F. X. Martin: Diarmit Mac Murchada and the Coming of the Anglo-Normans
3: F. X. Martin: Allies and an Overlord, 1169-72
4: F. X. Martin: Overlord Becomes Feudal Lord
5: F. X. Martin: John, Lord of Ireland, 1185-1216
6: James Lydon: The Expansion and Consolidation of the Colony, 1265-54
7: James Lydon: The Years of Crisis, 1254-1315
8: R. E. Glasscock: Land and People, c.1300
9: James Lydon: A Land of War
10: James Lydon: The Impact of the Bruce Invasion, 1315-27
11: J. A. Watt: Approaches to the History of Fourteenth-Century Ireland
12: J. A. Watt: Gaelic Polity and Cultural Identity
13: J. A. Watt: The Anglo-Irish Colony Under Strain, 1327-99
14: K. W. Nicholls: Gaelic Society and Economy
15: Kevin Down: Colonial Society and Economy
16: Wendy Childs and Timothy O'Neill: Overseas Trade
17: Art Cosgrove: England and Ireland, 1399-1447
18: Art Cosgrove: The Emergence of the Pale, 1399-1447
19: Art Cosgrove: Anglo-Ireland and the Yorkist Cause, 147-60
20: Art Cosgrove: Ireland Beyond the Pale, 1399-1460
21: D. B. Quinn: Aristocratic Autonomy, 1460-94
22: D. B. Quinn: 'Irish' Ireland and 'English' Ireland
23: D. B. Quinn: The Hegemony of the Earls of Kildare
24: D. B. Quinn: The Reemergence of English Policy as a Major Factor in Irish Affairs, 1520-34
25: James Carney: Literature in Irish, 1169-1534
26: Alan Bliss and Joseph Long: Literature in Norman French and English to 1534
27: Edwin C. Rae: Architecture and Sculpture, 1169-1603
28: Françoise Henry and Geneviève Marsh-Micheli: Manuscripts and Illuminations, 1169-1603
29: Michael Dolley: Coinage, to 1534: The Sign of the Times
P. W. A. Asplin: Bibliography
P. W. A. Asplin: Bibliographical Supplement
Index

Reviews

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