UNIT 3- Oliver Cromwell EOY Flashcards
1
Q
When did Cromwell become the most powerful man in England?
A
Once he was the leader of the New Model Army
2
Q
What did Cromwell’s forces do in Ireland in 1649?
A
They massacred thousands of Irish Catholics and clubbed unarmed Priests and some citizens to death.
3
Q
What did Cromwell do when he dismissed the ‘Parliament of saints’ in 1653?
A
He lectured the MPs on God for hours
4
Q
What was the Interregnum?
A
It is when there is no monarch
5
Q
How has Cromwell been remembered since the 1650s?
A
He has been remembered as the ‘Butcher of Drogheda’
