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Oliver Cromwell in Ireland: The Siege of Drogheda
In 1649, Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with a New Model Army, determined to crush the Royalist alliance and punish the Irish Confederacy for the 1641 rebellion. This episode focuses on the infamous Siege of Drogheda, where Cromwell's forces breached the walls and massacred nearly 3,500 people—soldiers, clergy, and civilians alike. We examine the military tactics, the legal justifications Cromwell used, the enduring controversy over whether this constituted a war crime or early modern atrocity, and how the memory of Drogheda shaped Irish nationalism for centuries. Lucas and Luna also…
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