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A Short History of Ulster
About this book
Jonathan Bardon's A History of Ulster is widely regarded as the definitive text on the region. Updated with a more recent preface from the author, this illustrated, abridged version offers a comprehensive but accessible overview of life in the province for anyone seeking to understand the roots of its troubled history.
The Vikings, the Norman invasions, the plantations, the Penal Laws, the rise of the United Irishmen and Orangeism, the Act of Union, the linen and shipbuilding industries, the Home Rule Crisis and partition, the civil rights movement, the Troubles and the peace process โ it's all here in this essential companion to Jonathan Bardon's bestselling A History of Ireland in 100 Episodes.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface (1996)
- Preface (2001)
- Chapter 1: Early Ulster, c. 7000 BCโAD 800
- Chapter 2: Viking invasion, Norman conquest and Gaelic recovery, 800โ1485
- Chapter 3: Tudor conquest, 1486โ1603
- Chapter 4: Plantation and war, 1604โ1704
- Chapter 5: Prosperity, revolution and reaction, 1705โ1800
- Chapter 6: Poverty and progress, 1801โ1870
- Chapter 7: Home Rule and World War, 1870โ1918
- Chapter 8: Partitioned province โ the early years, 1919โ1939
- Chapter 9: War and peace, 1939โ1968
- Chapter 10: The Troubles, 1968โ1996
- Image credits
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About Gill Books