Ruling Ireland, 1685-1742 : politics, politicians and parties /

In a series of studies, David Hayton offers a comprehensive account of the government of Ireland during the period of transformation from 'New English' colonialism to Anglo-Irish 'patriotism.'

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hayton, David, 1949-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, New York : Boydell Press, 2004.
Series:	Irish historical monographs series.
Subjects:	Ireland > Politics and government > 18th century. Political parties > Ireland > History > 18th century. Political parties > Ireland > History > 17th century. Ireland > Politics and government > 17th century. British > Ireland > History > 18th century. British > Ireland > History > 17th century.

Table of Contents:

1. Two revolutions : Jacobite and Williamite
2. Anglo-Irish politics, 1692-1704 : the rise of party
3. The beginnings of the 'undertaker system'
4. High churchmen in the Irish convocation
5. The crisis in Ireland and the disintegration of Queen Anne's last ministry
6. Exclusion, conformity and parliamentary representation : the impact of the sacramental test on Irish dissenting politics
7. British whig ministers and the Irish question, 1714-25
8. 'A remote part of the king's dominions' : Sir Robert Walpole's administration and the government of Ireland, c.1725-42.