Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: Richard Talbot, Earl and Duke of Tyrconnell (1631-91); Chapter 1: Dungan's Cavalier 1646-56; Chapter 2: York's man, 1657-62; Chapter 3: Arlington's Friend 1662-72; Chapter 4: Ormond's enemy: 1673-87; Chapter 5: Lord Deputy, 1687-9; Chapter 6: Lord Lieutenant, 1690-1; Post Mortem; Conclusion: A Study in Failure; Bibliography and List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index.

About the Author

Padraig Lenihan lectures in history at the National University of Ireland Galway. His writings include Confederate Catholics at War 1642-49 (Cork, 2001), (ed.) Conquest and Resistance: Irish Warfare in the Seventeenth Century (Brill and Leiden, 2001) Battle of the Boyne 1690 (Stroud, 2003), Consolidating Conquest: Ireland 1603-1730 (London, 2007), The Age of Atrocity (Dublin, 2007) co-edited with David Edwards and Clodagh Tait.

Reviews

'Padraig Lenihan's biography of Richard Talbot 'The last Cavalier' throws light on some of the most dramatic events of the 17th century in Ireland and in England ... Lenihan is meticulous in referencing his sources and uses a wealth of primary source material to carefully trace Talbot's extraordinary career ... Lenihan does an excellent job in making his subject accessible if not particularly likeable.' An Cosantoir, April 2015 'While Tyrconnell's ultimate failure to save Ireland from complete conquest by William of Orange would be known to students of the period, he has been overshadowed by the more dashing Patrick Sarsfield ... Padraig Lenihan's excellent yet succinct biography fills important gaps and partially redresses the balance.'Martin Mansergh, History Ireland, March/April 2015 'This is a short but densely researched book on an important and much maligned figure in Irish history ... Padraig Lenihan a military historian by trade, has a briskly direct style, almost like a military report at times, sounding out Talbot's political and military tactics and the great political issues of his long life.'The Irish Story, January 2015 'This comprehensive biography provides a far more nuanced profile of the much-maligned Richard Talbot - The author expertly leads the reader through the bewildering miasma of plots, sub-plots and counter-plots swirling around the royal court at that time.' The Irish Catholic, October 2014