A Popular History of Ireland – Volume 1 by Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D’Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books;
Book 1 begins with the earliest modern settlement of Ireland and ends with the 8th century.
Book 2 begins with the Norse or Danish invasion of the island and continues through the end of the Viking period.
Book 3 begins with the fortune of the family of Brian Boru and continues through the rise of the O’Conors to the political, economic, and religious condition of the island prior to the English invasion.
Book 4 begins with the first Norman invasion of the island and continues to the end of the 13th century.
Book 5 begins with the rise of the “Red Earl” and addresses the relations between Scotland and Ireland during the time of Robert the Bruce and his immediate successors.
Book 6 subtitled the Native, the Naturalized, and “The English Interest”, covers the 14th and 15th centuries.
Book 7 subtitled “Unionized Crowns of England and Ireland”, addresses the Tudor period, particularly the actions of Woolsey and Henry VIII, before the Reformation, in 1541.
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