Accessible account of a crucial period in Irish history, including such iconic events as the Ulster plantations, the massacres of Drogheda and Wexford and the Battle of the Boyne.
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§        Covers a crucial period for any understanding of the Troubles and of contemporary Ireland
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§        Written in a lively, attractive and crisp style
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§        Links events in Ireland to the other two Stuart kingdoms and to changes in the balance of power in England before and after the Civil War.Â
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§        Author combines an unrivalled understanding of seventeenth century warfare with deep knowledge of Gaelic society in transition.