The volume chronicles Ireland's restoration to royal government and the complex settlement that followed, describing the Convention, proclamation of the monarch, and re-establishment of the Church. It examines the Declaration and Acts that redistributed land, the operation of Courts of Claims, and widespread dissatisfaction among claimants and soldiers. Successive administrations, especially Ormonde's, are followed as they confront recusant grievances, parliamentary debates, revenue and trade difficulties, riots, plots, and notable trials. The narrative combines political, legal, and ecclesiastical developments to show the efforts to resolve property, authority, and religious tensions in a turbulent postwar era.