Oliver Cromwell Flashcards
Why did Cromwell come to Ireland?
To punish catholics for committing horrible cruelties as he was puritan, he believed it was his duty to punish.
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
Devote puritan
MP
Led new model army
Came to lead England following English civil war
What did Cromwell do in drogheda?
Set Catholic Churches including st. Peters church alight (some soldiers + catholics were hiding inside).
Sent Irish children to West Indies to work as slave labourers
Ordered his soldiers to kill all Catholic rebels
Sent royalist survivors to barbados
What new laws did Cromwell make for England?
Attending mass forbidden + made sure businesses open as usual
Confiscated Christmas decorations
Banned dancing around may poles
Closed pubs + theatres as he saw them as pointless enjoyment
Shut down parliament to rule by himself
Made Christmas a day of fasting. Confiscated food
How did Cromwell treat parliament? Why did he close it down?
Kicked out all MPs that supported Charles I
Kicked out Catholic MPs
Cromwell tried to get rid of all corrupt MPs in parliament, by bringing in 30 soldiers into the house of commons
How did cromwells time in power change Ireland?
‘Act of settlement’= if you couldn’t prove you supported parliament during English civil war, you lost part of your land.
‘Down survey’= how Cromwell found how much land there was in Ireland. Contained modern maps of Ireland.
How did cromwells time in power change England?
-sports + gambling were banned
-Christmas Day = day of fasting
-attending mass was made forbidden to attend
