Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES AND MAPS ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS xv
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. PART I THE ENGLISH MONARCHY AT WAR
8. CHAPTER 1 THE MACHINERY OF WAR: THE COUNCIL 15
9. CHAPTER 2 THE MACHINERY AT WORK: AT HOME AND ABROAD 45
10. CHAPTER 3 PAYING FOR THE WAR 59
11. PART II WAGING THE WAR I: THE ENEMY—SPAIN
12. CHAPTER 4 THE PORTUGUESE VOYAGE 1588-1589 71
13. CHAPTER 5 WAR ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN THE INDIES, 1589-1595 97
14. CHAPTER 6 WAR ON THE SPANISH COASTS 1596-1597 107
15. PART III WAGING THE WAR II: THE ALLIES—FRANCE
16. CHAPTER 7 THE WILLOUGHBY EXPEDITION 1589 135
17. CHAPTER 8 BRITTANY AND ROUEN 152
18. CHAPTER 9 BRITTANY AND ROUEN: THE SECOND ROUND 163
19. CHAPTER 10 BRITTANY AND PICARDY 184
20. CHAPTER 11 THE CECIL MISSION AND VERVINS 196
21. CHAPTER 12 SHUFFLING TOWARDS PEACE 1598-1603 220
22. PART IV WAGING THE WAR III: THE ALLIES—THE STATES GENERAL
23. CHAPTER 13 FROM DEPENDENCY TO ALLIANCE, 1588-1594 247
24. CHAPTER 14 FROM ALLIANCE TO COLLABORATION, 1595-1603 270
25. PART V THE THREE KINGDOMS
26. CHAPTER 15 THE NORTHERN NEIGHBOR 1581-1603 299
27. CHAPTER 16 IRELAND: THE BUILDING OF A NEW ORDER, 1530-1593 329
28. CHAPTER 17 DEPUTY FITZWILLIAM AND THE M A C M A H O N AFFAIR 349
29. CHAPTER 18 FITZWILLIAM AND THE FIRST RUPTURE WITH TYRONE 372
30. CHAPTER 19 RUSSELL AND THE COMING OF WAR 385
31. CHAPTER 20 THE YELLOW FORD 404
32. CHAPTER 21 THE FAILURE OF ESSEX 418
33. CHAPTER 22 THE TRIUMPH OF MOUNTJOY 431
34. PART VI THE COURT: THE REVIVAL OF FACTION
35. CHAPTER 23 THE RISE OF ESSEX 1584-1591 449
36. CHAPTER 24 ESSEX THE COUNCILLOR 472
37. CHAPTER 25 ENGLAND'S GLORY AND THE WIDE WORLD'S WONDER 495
38. CHAPTER 26 THE FALL FROM GRACE 514
39. RETROSPECTIVE 537
40. BIBLIOGRAPHY 575
41. INDEX 585