Cromwell and Ireland
New Perspectives
Published on 12. January 2021
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-1-78962-237-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this collection
of essays, a range of established and early-career scholars explore a variety
of different perspectives on Oliver Cromwell's involvement with Ireland, in
particular his military campaign of 1649-1650.
In England and
Wales Cromwell is regarded as a figure of national importance; in Ireland his
reputation remains highly controversial. The essays gathered together here provide
a fresh take on his Irish campaign, reassessing the backdrop and context of the
prevailing siege warfare strategy and offering new insights into other major
players such as Henry Ireton and the Marquis of Ormond. Other topics include,
but are not limited to, the Cromwellian land settlement, deportation of
prisoners and popular memory of Cromwell in Ireland. Overall, a picture
emerges of a more moderate Cromwell than the version that has been passed down
in Irish history, tradition and folklore.
CONTRIBUTORS: Martyn Bennett, Heidi J. Coburn, Sarah Covington, John Cunningham, Eamon Darcy, David Farr, Padraig Lenihan, Alan Marshall, Nick Poyntz, Tom Reilly, James Scott Wheeler
of essays, a range of established and early-career scholars explore a variety
of different perspectives on Oliver Cromwell's involvement with Ireland, in
particular his military campaign of 1649-1650.
In England and
Wales Cromwell is regarded as a figure of national importance; in Ireland his
reputation remains highly controversial. The essays gathered together here provide
a fresh take on his Irish campaign, reassessing the backdrop and context of the
prevailing siege warfare strategy and offering new insights into other major
players such as Henry Ireton and the Marquis of Ormond. Other topics include,
but are not limited to, the Cromwellian land settlement, deportation of
prisoners and popular memory of Cromwell in Ireland. Overall, a picture
emerges of a more moderate Cromwell than the version that has been passed down
in Irish history, tradition and folklore.
CONTRIBUTORS: Martyn Bennett, Heidi J. Coburn, Sarah Covington, John Cunningham, Eamon Darcy, David Farr, Padraig Lenihan, Alan Marshall, Nick Poyntz, Tom Reilly, James Scott Wheeler
Reviews / Votes
'This volume represents a substantial addition to our knowledge of Cromwell and the period... Above all, it places Cromwell in his context, his position within a wider military machine, his influence on Ireland after his return to England, and it helps to understand his role in the collective memory.'Coleman A. Dennehy, The Seventeenth Century 'This is a book about the physical and mental worlds within which Cromwell operated in his nine months in Ireland... it is a rich and well-written compendium.'John Morrill, Cromwelliana '[Cromwell and Ireland: New Perspectives] represents a tangible advance on the contrasting and incompatible depictions of the Cromwellian era as years of unrelenting repression or years of reform ... the volume helps to explain the enduring fascination with a man who was convinced he was doing God's work.'James Kelly, Studia Hibernia '[Cromwell and Ireland] does indeed offer important new perspectives... Cromwell's legacy in Ireland is a complicated one, and the nuanced insights offered here will go a long way to complicating interpretations, increasing understanding, and generating further debate. Students and scholars alike will find many new and provocative insights in this collection.' John Patrick Montano, Journal of British Studies
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 163 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78962-237-9 (9781789622379)
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Persons
Martyn Bennett is Professor of Early Modern History at Nottingham Trent University. Raymond Gillespie is Professor of History at Maynooth University. R. Scott Spurlock is Professor of Scottish and Early Modern Christianities at the University of Glasgow.
Content
Cromwell at War in Ireland
Drogheda and Wexford, 1649
Tom Reilly
Siege Massacres in Ireland, 1641-1647
Padraig Lenihan
Oliver Cromwell and the Siege of Clonmel, April-May 1650
Alan Marshall
Officers
Henry Ireton in Ireland, 1649-1651: Oliver Cromwell's "second self"?
David Farr
God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650
Martyn Bennett
Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland
James Scott Wheeler
The Settlement of Ireland
Cromwellian Transplantations of the Irish to the Colonies
Heidi J. Coburn
A Scramble for Ireland: Cromwell and the Land Settlement
John Cunningham
Cromwell's Legacy
The Social Memory of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland c.1660s-c.1730s
Eamon Darcy
"This day by letters severall from hands": J. G. Muddiman and News from Drogheda
Nick Poyntz
The Folkloric Afterlife of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland
Sarah Covington
Drogheda and Wexford, 1649
Tom Reilly
Siege Massacres in Ireland, 1641-1647
Padraig Lenihan
Oliver Cromwell and the Siege of Clonmel, April-May 1650
Alan Marshall
Officers
Henry Ireton in Ireland, 1649-1651: Oliver Cromwell's "second self"?
David Farr
God's Wall of Brass: Cromwell's Generals in Ireland, 1649-1650
Martyn Bennett
Ormond and Cromwell: The Struggle for Ireland
James Scott Wheeler
The Settlement of Ireland
Cromwellian Transplantations of the Irish to the Colonies
Heidi J. Coburn
A Scramble for Ireland: Cromwell and the Land Settlement
John Cunningham
Cromwell's Legacy
The Social Memory of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland c.1660s-c.1730s
Eamon Darcy
"This day by letters severall from hands": J. G. Muddiman and News from Drogheda
Nick Poyntz
The Folkloric Afterlife of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland
Sarah Covington