• The reform of the Church in the 12th century; the papacy, Henry II and the Irish Church; religious orders, 1127-1340; changing episcopate in the 13th century; the rule of law; the century before the Reformation; afterword.

"This will prove essential for anyone studying the religious foundations of Irish history and Ireland's evolving relationship with the English." The Bookwatch Dec 1998

• The reform of the Church in the 12th century; the papacy, Henry II and the Irish Church; religious orders, 1127-1340; changing episcopate in the 13th century; the rule of law; the century before the Reformation; afterword.

"This will prove essential for anyone studying the religious foundations of Irish history and Ireland's evolving relationship with the English." The Bookwatch Dec 1998

• The reform of the Church in the 12th century; the papacy, Henry II and the Irish Church; religious orders, 1127-1340; changing episcopate in the 13th century; the rule of law; the century before the Reformation; afterword.

"This will prove essential for anyone studying the religious foundations of Irish history and Ireland's evolving relationship with the English." The Bookwatch Dec 1998