A clear, accessible account of how Ulster was transformed through confiscation, law, and settlement under James I.
This historical study traces the confiscation and plantation processes that reshaped Ulster in the early 1600s. It explains how land and power moved from Irish chiefs to English and Scottish undertakers, and how new laws, taxes, and tenure systems laid the groundwork for long‑term change in a province already marked by conflict and resistance.
Through documentary sources and narrative analysis, the book shows the sequence from rebellion to restoration of order, the role of official commissions, and the creation of new towns, universities, and administrative structures. It also explores the social impact on peasants, tradespeople, and Gaelic lords as English rule began to enforce English law and property systems.
- How land was quantified and parceled for undertakers
- The shift from traditional Irish tenure to English forms of ownership
- The creation of new towns, legal offices, and institutional power
- The interplay between conquest, law, and religious/educational institutions
Ideal for readers interested in Irish history, colonial policy, and the long aftermath of the Ulster plantation.