Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. Note on Conventions x
5. Abbreviations xi
6. 1. Pale Politics: An Old English Community and the Outbreak of War 1
7. 2. Instruments of Sedition: Priests and the Pale 14
8. 3. Secret Traitors and Crown Colluders: The Palesmen’s Response to Patriotic Pressures 50
9. 4. ‘Patriot Games’: Old English Participation in the Crown’s Military Enterprise 84
10. 5. ‘Road to Perdition’: The Socio-Economic Impact of War on the Pale 126
11. 6. Office and Influence: Defending a Tradition of Privilege 167
12. Epilogue: An Inconclusive Aftermath 193
13. Bibliography 201
14. Index 216