The Irish parliament was both the scene of frequent political battles and an important administrative and legal element of the state machinery of early modern I

In October 1641, violence erupted in mid-Ulster that spread throughout the whole kingdom and lasted for more than a decade. The war was neither unpredictable no

This book offers the first major reassessment of the life and work of Sir Henry Bennet, earl of Arlington, for over a century. Arlington was one of Charles II�

Explores the emergence of majority rule in the elected assemblies of early modern Britain and its Atlantic colonies over two centuries.

The crisis that befell Ireland in the 1640s has always fascinated historians. This volume of essays presents cutting-edge research on various aspects of the Iri