Download or read book Making Ireland British, 1580-1650 written by Nicholas P. Canny and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This pioneering study is the first to examine all the English settlements attempted in Ireland during the years 1580-1650. The author looks at the arguments in favour of a 'plantation' policiy and Irish responses to it in practice. He places what happened in Ireland in the context of events in England, Sotland, Continental Europe, and England's Atlantic colonies." -- From back cover.