`well-articulated and magisterial narrative.'Times Higher Education Supplement

• List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; I. The Background: The economic and social structure; Administration and politics; Intellectual and religious life; II. Constitutional Conflict: A restive Parliament; The American War and the volunteers; An Anglo-Irish Settlement; Parliamentary reform and protection; Pitt and Ireland; III. The Revolutionary Era: The French Revolution and Ireland; The radical revival; The Catholic agitation; Radicalism and reaction; Fitzwilliam's Viceroyalty; Agrarian trouble and militant radicalism; Ireland and the Great French War; The maintenance of law and order; Insurrection; Aftermath; The Union; Bibliography; Index

`well-articulated and magisterial narrative.'Times Higher Education Supplement

• List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; I. The Background: The economic and social structure; Administration and politics; Intellectual and religious life; II. Constitutional Conflict: A restive Parliament; The American War and the volunteers; An Anglo-Irish Settlement; Parliamentary reform and protection; Pitt and Ireland; III. The Revolutionary Era: The French Revolution and Ireland; The radical revival; The Catholic agitation; Radicalism and reaction; Fitzwilliam's Viceroyalty; Agrarian trouble and militant radicalism; Ireland and the Great French War; The maintenance of law and order; Insurrection; Aftermath; The Union; Bibliography; Index

`well-articulated and magisterial narrative.'Times Higher Education Supplement

• List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; I. The Background: The economic and social structure; Administration and politics; Intellectual and religious life; II. Constitutional Conflict: A restive Parliament; The American War and the volunteers; An Anglo-Irish Settlement; Parliamentary reform and protection; Pitt and Ireland; III. The Revolutionary Era: The French Revolution and Ireland; The radical revival; The Catholic agitation; Radicalism and reaction; Fitzwilliam's Viceroyalty; Agrarian trouble and militant radicalism; Ireland and the Great French War; The maintenance of law and order; Insurrection; Aftermath; The Union; Bibliography; Index