Tim Thornton is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of and a Professor of History at the University of HuddersfieldHarold Mytum is Professor of Archaeology and Director of the Centre for Manx Studies at the University of LiverpoolMichael Hoy is a Research Assistant in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield

• Introduction - Tim Thornton1. The fifteenth century - Tim Thornton 2. The sixteenth century to 1572 - Tim Thornton3. The Stanley lordship and the disputed succession, 1572-1610 - J.R. Dickinson4. From the first restoration of the Stanleys to the Fairfax lordship, 1610-60 - J.R. Dickinson5. The second restoration and later lordship of the Stanleys, 1660-1736 - J.R. Dickinson6. Money and power: the dukes of Atholl, 1736-1830 - Kit Gawne7. People and politics: the need for reforms, 1736-1830 - Kit Gawne8. The constitution of the Isle of Man: a concluding essay - William CainConclusion - Tim ThorntonAppendix: Lords of Man - 1405-1830BibliographyIndex

Tim Thornton is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of and a Professor of History at the University of HuddersfieldHarold Mytum is Professor of Archaeology and Director of the Centre for Manx Studies at the University of LiverpoolMichael Hoy is a Research Assistant in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield

• Introduction - Tim Thornton1. The fifteenth century - Tim Thornton 2. The sixteenth century to 1572 - Tim Thornton3. The Stanley lordship and the disputed succession, 1572-1610 - J.R. Dickinson4. From the first restoration of the Stanleys to the Fairfax lordship, 1610-60 - J.R. Dickinson5. The second restoration and later lordship of the Stanleys, 1660-1736 - J.R. Dickinson6. Money and power: the dukes of Atholl, 1736-1830 - Kit Gawne7. People and politics: the need for reforms, 1736-1830 - Kit Gawne8. The constitution of the Isle of Man: a concluding essay - William CainConclusion - Tim ThorntonAppendix: Lords of Man - 1405-1830BibliographyIndex

Tim Thornton is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of and a Professor of History at the University of HuddersfieldHarold Mytum is Professor of Archaeology and Director of the Centre for Manx Studies at the University of LiverpoolMichael Hoy is a Research Assistant in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield

• Introduction - Tim Thornton1. The fifteenth century - Tim Thornton 2. The sixteenth century to 1572 - Tim Thornton3. The Stanley lordship and the disputed succession, 1572-1610 - J.R. Dickinson4. From the first restoration of the Stanleys to the Fairfax lordship, 1610-60 - J.R. Dickinson5. The second restoration and later lordship of the Stanleys, 1660-1736 - J.R. Dickinson6. Money and power: the dukes of Atholl, 1736-1830 - Kit Gawne7. People and politics: the need for reforms, 1736-1830 - Kit Gawne8. The constitution of the Isle of Man: a concluding essay - William CainConclusion - Tim ThorntonAppendix: Lords of Man - 1405-1830BibliographyIndex