Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Anglo-Irish relations; 2. The old English in Ireland; 3. The appointment of Wentworth; 4. The financial background; 5. Prologue to parliament; 6. The parliament of 1634–5; 7. The politics of the 1634 parliament; 8. The instruments of 'thorough'; 9. The plantation of connacht; 10. Church and state; 11. Wentworth's economic policy; 12. Personal profit; 13. The downfall of Wentworth's administration; 14. The impeachment of Wentworth; 15. Aftermath in Ireland; 16. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliographical note; Bibliography; Index.