Table of Contents

F. X. Martin: Introduction 1: F. J. Byrne: The Trembling Sod: Ireland in 1169 2: F. X. Martin: Diarmit Mac Murchada and the Coming of the Anglo-Normans 3: F. X. Martin: Allies and an Overlord, 1169-72 4: F. X. Martin: Overlord Becomes Feudal Lord 5: F. X. Martin: John, Lord of Ireland, 1185-1216 6: James Lydon: The Expansion and Consolidation of the Colony, 1265-54 7: James Lydon: The Years of Crisis, 1254-1315 8: R. E. Glasscock: Land and People, c.1300 9: James Lydon: A Land of War 10: James Lydon: The Impact of the Bruce Invasion, 1315-27 11: J. A. Watt: Approaches to the History of Fourteenth-Century Ireland 12: J. A. Watt: Gaelic Polity and Cultural Identity 13: J. A. Watt: The Anglo-Irish Colony Under Strain, 1327-99 14: K. W. Nicholls: Gaelic Society and Economy 15: Kevin Down: Colonial Society and Economy 16: Wendy Childs and Timothy O'Neill: Overseas Trade 17: Art Cosgrove: England and Ireland, 1399-1447 18: Art Cosgrove: The Emergence of the Pale, 1399-1447 19: Art Cosgrove: Anglo-Ireland and the Yorkist Cause, 147-60 20: Art Cosgrove: Ireland Beyond the Pale, 1399-1460 21: D. B. Quinn: Aristocratic Autonomy, 1460-94 22: D. B. Quinn: 'Irish' Ireland and 'English' Ireland 23: D. B. Quinn: The Hegemony of the Earls of Kildare 24: D. B. Quinn: The Reemergence of English Policy as a Major Factor in Irish Affairs, 1520-34 25: James Carney: Literature in Irish, 1169-1534 26: Alan Bliss and Joseph Long: Literature in Norman French and English to 1534 27: Edwin C. Rae: Architecture and Sculpture, 1169-1603 28: Françoise Henry and Geneviève Marsh-Micheli: Manuscripts and Illuminations, 1169-1603 29: Michael Dolley: Coinage, to 1534: The Sign of the Times P. W. A. Asplin: Bibliography P. W. A. Asplin: Bibliographical Supplement Index

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