Table of Contents

Introduction, F. X. Martin1. The Trembling Sod: Ireland in 1169, F. J. Byrne2. Diarmit Mac Murchada and the Coming of the Anglo-Normans, F. X. Martin3. Allies and an Overlord, 1169-72, F. X. Martin4. Overlord Becomes Feudal Lord, F. X. Martin5. John, Lord of Ireland, 1185-1216, F. X. Martin6. The Expansion and Consolidation of the Colony, 1265-54, James Lydon7. The Years of Crisis, 1254-1315, James Lydon8. Land and People, c.1300, R. E. Glasscock9. A Land of War, James Lydon10. The Impact of the Bruce Invasion, 1315-27, James Lydon11. Approaches to the History of Fourteenth-Century Ireland, J. A. Watt12. Gaelic Polity and Cultural Identity, J. A. Watt13. The Anglo-Irish Colony Under Strain, 1327-99, J. A. Watt14. Gaelic Society and Economy, K. W. Nicholls15. Colonial Society and Economy, Kevin Down16. Overseas Trade, Wendy Childs and Timothy O'Neill17. England and Ireland, 1399-1447, Art Cosgrove18. The Emergence of the Pale, 1399-1447, Art Cosgrove19. Anglo-Ireland and the Yorkist Cause, 147-60, Art Cosgrove20. Ireland Beyond the Pale, 1399-1460, Art Cosgrove21. Aristocratic Autonomy, 1460-94, D. B. Quinn22. 'Irish' Ireland and 'English' Ireland, D. B. Quinn23. The Hegemony of the Earls of Kildare, D. B. Quinn24. The Reemergence of English Policy as a Major Factor in Irish Affairs, 1520-34, D. B. Quinn25. Literature in Irish, 1169-1534, James Carney26. Literature in Norman French and English to 1534, Alan Bliss and Joseph Long27. Architecture and Sculpture, 1169-1603, Edwin C. Rae28. Manuscripts and Illuminations, 1169-1603, Françoise Henry and Geneviève Marsh-Micheli29. Coinage, to 1534: The Sign of the Times, Michael DolleyBibliography, P. W. A. AsplinBibliographical Supplement, P. W. A. AsplinIndex