Oliver Cromwell In Ireland🇮🇪 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the FOUR reasons why Oliver Cromwell came to Ireland?
A
- to crush the Irish rebels
- to reward those who had supported Parliament
- to defeat the supporters of the King who controlled Drogheda
- to take land for payment of his soldiers’ wages
2
Q
What did Cromwell do in Ireland?
A
Cromwell and his Parliamentarians sounded the trumpet and ordered the Royalists to surrender. However they would not surrender so Cromwell tried to break in. It took three attempts but finally the Parliamentarians succeeded and broke in. They killed everybody in Drogheda that day
