Revolutionary Roots
HISTORY 4 x 60'
HISTORY
cromwell: god's executioner
Historian Dr Micheál Ó Siochrú puts Oliver Cromwell in context, and contrasts his bitter legacy in Ireland with his celebration in the US as democratic reformer who celebrated freedom.
programme information
Duration
2 x 60'
Production Company
Tile Films
YOP
2008
Definitions
SD HD
Episode Information
Oliver Cromwell was a champion of modern democracy, and the inspiration for the American Revolution. But his conquest to Ireland led to the death of a quarter of the population. Historian Dr Micheál Ó Siochrú puts Cromwell in context, and contrasts his bitter legacy in Ireland with his celebration in the US as democratic reformer who celebrated freedom.