Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps vii
4. Preface ix
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction: in search of Ireland’s English Pale 1
7. 1 The horizons of English rule: retreat and recovery 14
8. 2 The fortifications and identity of a military frontier 39
9. 3 County Dublin and the military frontier 59
10. 4 Strengthening the march in County Kildare 77
11. 5 The English Pale’s westward expansion: County Meath 100
12. 6 The English Pale’s northern frontier: County Louth 125
13. 7 Restoring the English Pale, 1534–41 136
14. 8 The waning of the English Pale 155
15. Conclusion: an English region in Tudor Ireland 169
16. Bibliography 175
17. Index 189