Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Preface IX
4. Contents XIII
5. List of Illustrations, maps XV
6. I. Irish Patriotism and British Imperialism 1
7. II. The Tudor System 17
8. III. Altars and Hearthstones 35
9. IV. The Policy of Thorough and the Scottish Covenanters 43
10. V. The Long Parliament and Ireland 60
11. VI. The Imperial Nexus 72
12. VII. The Revolutionary Leaders and the Plot 88
13. VIII. The Rebellion of ’41 105
14. IX. The Defection of the Pale 122
15. X. The Confederation of Kilkenny 138
16. XI. The Policy of Appeasement 157
17. XII. Peace Negotiations 177
18. XIII. The Glamorgan Episode 194
19. XIV.The Papal Nuncio 202
20. XV. Defeated in Victory 216
21. XVI. The Clerical Coup D’Etat 227
22. XVII. The Ormondist Reaction 244
23. XVIII.The Uncrowned King of Ireland 256
24. XIX. An Heretical Alliance and Ecclesiastical Fulminations 261
25. XX. Civil and Theological War 275
26. XXI.The Pacification of Ormond 284
27. XXII. The Battle of Ireland 294
28. XXIII. In Quest of A Protector 312
29. XXIV. To Hell or to Connaught 320
30. XXV. Religious and Political Aftermath 333
31. Bibliographical Note 342
32. Bibliography 344
33. Notes and References 360
34. Index 379