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  1. The Wreck of the Armada; The Last Voyage of the Girona

    30/120 The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer and Frances Tomelty.

  2. Holy War in Munster; The Plantation of Munster

    29/120 The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

  3. A Failed Plantation and a Bloody Feast in Belfast; An English Queen, a Scottish Lady and a Dark Daughter

    28/120 Ireland's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

  4. Shane the Proud; The Fall of Shane O'Neill

    27/120 The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer and Frances Tomelt.

  5. Conn Bacach O'Neill Visits London; Religious Strife and Plantation

    26/120 Ireland's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

  6. The Church in Turmoil; Sober Ways, Politic Drifts and Amiable Persuasion

    25/120 The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer and Frances Tomelty.

  7. Garret Og and Silken Thomas Fitzgerald; The Rebellion of Silken Thomas

    24/120 Ireland's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

  8. Beyond the Pale; Garret Mor Fitzgerald, the Great Earl of Kildare

    23/120 The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

  9. Richard II's Great Expedition to Ireland; The Pale

    22/120 In the late 14th century, Richard II went to Ireland to quell the threat of Irish lords.

  10. Into the Land of the Savage Irish, A Catalan Pilgrim Amongst the Unconquered Irish

    21/120 The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer.

  11. More Irish Than the Irish Themselves; The Statute of Kilkenny

    20/120 The country's epic story continues with the diminishing power of English King Edward III.

  12. The Black Death; Galloglasses

    19/120 The story continues with a devastating epidemic, and a new mercenary warrior elite.

  13. Edward the Bruce; Famine

    18/120 The story continues with Scottish invasion, and a devastating blow to the nation's health.

  14. Feudal Ireland; A Great Affliction Befell the Country

    17/120 The country's story continues with the domination of the Norman Barons, and more battles.

  15. Dreading the Fury of the King; The English Colony

    16/120 Looking at King John's revenge on his Norman lords, and town development.

  16. Conquests and a Failed Treaty; John, Lord of Ireland

    15/120 There are terrible battles under King Henry II, and then a new leader arrives.

  17. A Tale of Two Sieges; Henry II Comes to Ireland

    14/120 Ireland's story continues with the Norman invasion and the arrival of fresh royalty.

  18. The Rape of Dervogilla; At Baginbun Ireland Was Lost and Won

    13/120 The country's colourful story continues with events leading up to the Norman invasion.

  19. Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf; A Trembling Sod

    12/120 A long-standing ruler and the impact of events in the year 1014. With James Greene.

  20. The Wars of the Gael and the Gall; Viking Towns and Cities

    11/120 Ireland's story continues with the terror of the Viking invasion and the big fight back.

  21. St Columba, St Columbanus and the Wandering Irish; The Vikings Are Coming

    10/120 The travels of early Irish monks and the arrival of a major force. With Frances Tomelty.

  22. Saints and Scholars; Not the Work of Men, But Angels

    9/120 The country's story explores the life of monks and their exquisite illustrated manuscripts

  23. Homesteads and Crannogs; Living off the Land

    8/120 Ireland's story continues, looking at early lifestyle and events before the Vikings.

  24. A Land of Many Kings; Poets, Judges, Nobles, the Free and the Un-free

    7/120 The country's epic story continues with early royalty and the perceived power of poets.

  25. Patrick the Briton; The Early Irish Church

    6/120 Ireland's vivid story continues with the early Christians and the arrival of Saint Patrick

  26. Kings and Champions; Agricola Plans to Conquer Ireland

    5/120 Looking at Celtic life and legend and the advent of the Romans. With Frances Tomelty.

  27. The Coming of the Celts; Preparing for the Otherworld in Pre-Christian Celtic Ireland

    4/120 The country's rich and turbulent story continues with the arrival of foreign invaders.

  28. Copper, Bronze and Gold; Before the Celts

    3/120 Ireland's epic story, with the artefacts and monuments revealing organised communities.

  29. Neolithic Megaliths; The First Farmers

    2/120 Ireland's story continues with the huts, megaliths and burial chambers of the Stone Age.

  30. The First Plants, Animals and People; Stone Age Ireland

    1/120 Ireland's rich and turbulent story begins in the Ice Age. Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon.

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