An Illustrated History of Ireland - Contents (4)

Margaret Anne Cusack (Sister Mary Frances Clare)

An Illustrated History of Ireland

1868 (2nd Edition)

Contents: Chapters 19 to 24

Quarrels of the Anglo-Norman Nobles

Treachery and its Consequences

The Burkes proclaim themselves Irish

Opposition Parliaments

The Statute of Kilkenny and its Effects

Mistakes of English Writers

Social Life in Ireland described by a French Knight

"Banishment" to Ireland

Richard II. visits Ireland.

The Reign of Henry VIII.

The Three Eras in Irish History: Military Violence, Legal Iniquity, and Religious Oppression

The Earl of Kildare

Report on the State of Ireland

The Insurrection of Silken Thomas

His Execution with his five Uncles

First Attempt to introduce the Reformation in Ireland

Real Cause of the English Schism

The King acts as Head of the Church

The New Religion enacted by Law, and enforced by the Sword

How the Act was opposed by the Clergy, and how the Clergy were disposed of

Dr. Browne's Letter to Henry

The Era of Religious Persecution

Massacre of a Prelate, Priest, and Friars

Wholesale Plunder of Religious Property.

(Chapters XXV. to XXX.) »

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