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Difficulties of the invaders 49 Henry was unable to carry out his own policy 52 An Irish kingdom contemplated 54 Viceroyalty of John 55 No conquest of Ireland under Henry II. 56

CHAPTER IV.

FROM JOHN’S VISIT IN 1210 TO THE INVASION BY THE BRUCES IN 1315.

John Lord of Ireland	58
King John in Ireland	59
Leinster divided after Strongbow’s death	61
The De Burgos in Connaught	61
The colony declines under Henry III.	62
Results of Edward I.’s policy	64
The Bruces invade Ireland	65

CHAPTER V.

FROM THE INVASION OF THE BRUCES TO THE YEAR 1346.

Why the Bruces failed	69
Decline of the colony	70
The colonists become Hibernis ipsis Hiberniores	71
Creation of the great earldoms	71
Irish corporate towns	73
Anglo-Norman families	75
Further decline of the colony under Edward III.	76
Dissensions among the colonists	77

CHAPTER VI.

FROM THE YEAR 1346 TO THE ACCESSION OF HENRY VII.

Lionel, Duke of Clarence	80
The statute of Kilkenny	81
Its effect in dividing the rival races	83
Richard II.’s first visit	85
His second visit	86
His complete failure	87
Henry IV. and V. neglect Ireland	87
Foreign wars fatal to Ireland	89
Richard of York made Lord-Lieutenant	90
A Yorkist party in Ireland	91
The colony reduced to the utmost