Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-416) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. From the origins to A.D. 800 -- 2. The Norse tyranny, 800-1014 -- 3. The end of Gaelic independence, 1014-1166 -- 4. The Norman invasion, 1166-1172 -- 5. The organization of the conquest, 1172-1216 -- 6. The expansion of the colony, 1216-1272 -- 7. English lordship at its height, 1272-1327 -- 8. The decline of the colony and the statutes of Kilkenny, 1327-1366 -- 9. Last efforts of the English lordship, 1366-1399 -- 10. The Gaelic recovery and aristocratic home rule, 1399-1477 -- 11. The Kildare supremacy and the reformation, 1477-1540 -- 12. The Tudor monarchy and the second conquest of Ireland, 1540-1603 --