Month: December 2012

Post 5- Confederates and Cromwell.

Last post we looked at the political and religious background to the Ulster Rebellion of 1641, how the remaining Catholic Ulster elite, alarmed by the ever growing Plantations,  vexed by the loss of their religious and civil liberties, and constantly frustrated by the bad faith and double dealing of Charles I, tried to orchestrate a show of force… Read More Post 5- Confederates and Cromwell.

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St Patrick’s 4- Jones, Rebels, Confederates, Cromwell 17th century horror in Ireland.

Look at this. What do you see? Above is a picture of an English soldier about to coldly run a sword through the throat of an Irish woman, as she, desperately,  tries to protect her children.  Look at his feet, you’ll see he also tramples on the body of an innocent civillian, already dead, while… Read More St Patrick’s 4- Jones, Rebels, Confederates, Cromwell 17th century horror in Ireland.

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