STEVEN G. ELLIS is Professor Emeritus of History at the National University of Ireland Galway, and Chair of the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences. He is the author of eight books, including Reform and Revival: English Government in Ireland, 1470-1534 (The Royal Historical Society/Boydell, 1986).
List of Maps Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction: in search of
Ireland's English Pale The horizons of English rule: retreat and recovery
The fortifications and identity of a military frontier County Dublin and
the military frontier Strengthening the march in County Kildare The English
Pale's westward expansion: County Meath The English Pale's northern
frontier: County Louth Restoring the English Pale, 1534-41 The waning of
the English Pale Conclusion: an English region in Tudor Ireland
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