A History of Ireland

I. From the Origins to A.D. 800 II. The Norse Tyranny, 800-1014 III. The End of Gaelic Independence, 1014-1166 IV. The Norman Invasion, 1166-1172 V. The Organization of the Conquest, 1172-1216 VI. The Expansion of the Colony, 1216-1272 VII. English Lordship at its Height, 1272-1327 VIII. The Decline of the Colony and the Statutes of Kilkenny, 1327-1366 IX. Last Efforts of the English Lordship, 1366-1399 X. The Gaelic Recovery and Aristocratic Home Rule, 1399-1477 XI. The Kildare Supremacy and the Reformation, 1477-1540 XII. The Tudor Monarchy and the Second Conquest of Ireland, 1540-1603 XIII. The Early Stuart Monarchy and Cromwellian Period, 1603-1660 XIV. The Later Stuart Monarchy, 1660-1691 XV. The Monarchy of William and Anne, 1691-1714 XVI. Hanoverian Rule, 1714-1782 XVII. The Rise and Fall of the Protestant Nation, 1782-1800 XVIII. From the Union to 1848 XIX. From the Famine to Parnell, 1848-1891 XX. From Parnell to the Treaty, 1891-1922 Recommended for Further Reading Pronunciation of Irish Names Key Dates of Irish History Index