Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 8
3. Acknowledgements 11
4. List of Illustrations 14
5. Conventions 34
6. Glossary 35
7. Abbreviations 38
8. 1. Introduction 40
9. Part I: The Reconstitution of Ireland’s Aristocracy, 1590s–1670s
10. 2. The Transformation of the Peerage 66
11. 3. The Transformation of Noble Culture 103
12. 4. Landed Nobility 123
13. 5. Religion 174
14. 6. Marriage 208
15. Part II: The Peerage in Politics
16. 7. Power, Politics and Public Office 250
17. 8. Early Stuart Parliaments 271
18. 9. Civil War 289
19. 10. Survival 319
20. 11. The Restoration Land Settlement 340
21. 12. Political Life 375
22. Part III: The Sinews of Power
23. 13. Income 400
24. 14. Expenditure 428
25. 15. Lineage and Formation 458
26. 16. Death and Memory 487
27. 17. Conclusion 514
28. Notes 522
29. Appendix I 611
30. Appendix II 614
31. Appendix III 638
32. Appendix IV 645
33. Appendix V 647
34. Appendix VI 653
35. Select Bibliography 656
36. Index 667