The North Atlantic Frontier of Medieval Europe

Contents: Introduction. Part 1 The Viking Age: A note on the Norse occupation of Ireland, Jean I. Young; Vikings in the West Atlantic: a model of Norse Greenlandic medieval society, Christian Keller; The political policies of Cnut as king of England, Laurence M. Larson. Part 2 Creating an Empire Along the Atlantic Frontier: The beginnings of English imperialism, John Gillingham; 'Keeping the natives in order': the English king and the 'Celtic' rulers 1066-1216, Rees Davies; Overlordship and reaction, c.1200-c.1450, Robin Frame. Part 3 The Conquest of Britain: Lords and communities: political society in the 13th century, Michael Brown; Kings, lords and liberties in the March of Wales, 1066-1272, R.R. Davies; The Normans and the Welsh March, J.G. Edwards. Part 4 Expansion Overseas: The Coming of the English to Ireland: Strongbow, Henry II and Anglo-Norman intervention in Ireland, Marie Therese Flanagan; The Bull Laudabiliter, Kate Norgate; The character of Norman settlement in Ireland, Jocelyn Otway-Ruthven; Conquest and settlement: patterns of Anglo-Norman settlement in North Munster and South Leinster, C.A. Empey; Urbanisation in Ireland during the high Middle Ages, c.1100 to c.1350, Brian Graham. Part 5 Governing Medieval Ireland: The native Irish and English law in medieval Ireland, Jocelyn Otway-Ruthven; 'Les Engleys nees en Irlande': the English political identity in medieval Ireland, Robin Frame; The Irish Remonstrance of 1317: an international perspective, J.R.S. Phillips; England against the Celtic fringe: a study in cultural stereotypes, W.R. Jones. Part 6 Sailing West from the British Isles at the End of the Middle Ages: The argument for the English discovery of America between 1480 and 1494, David B. Quinn; Index.