Table of Contents

1: Lowestoft, Suffolk 1665
2: The Crisis of Composite Monarchy
3: A War of Many Parts
4: Through the Looking Glass: Restoration Ireland
5: Freedom, Religion and Laws
6: Metropolitan Province
7: New Lights and Old Faiths
8: Rulers and Ruled
9: Atlantic Island
10: Imperial Crisis
11: Revolution Contained
12: Becoming Irish

About the Author

Sean Connolly was educated at University College, Dublin, and the University of Ulster, where he did postgraduate work. After working as an archivist in what is now the National Archives of Ireland, he taught at the University of Ulster, before coming to Queen's University as Professor of Irish History in 1996.

Reviews

useful as a compendium of many contentious moments in Irish history
*Richard Woulfe, Tribune*

a compelling narrative
*Toby Barnard, Times Literary Supplement,*

A remarkable scholarly achievement.
*Eamonn O Ciardha, American Historical Review*