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Oliver Cromwell Part 1: The Rise of Ironsides
Say 鈥淥liver Cromwell鈥 today and certain things come to mind. What is the real story?
Say 鈥淥liver Cromwell鈥 today and certain things come to mind. He won the English Civil War and prompted the execution of Charles I. He purged the realm with such zeal that he even cancelled Christmas. In Ireland, where Cromwell鈥檚 troops besieged its towns with a notorious barbarity, his name is still used as a curse. 鈥淭he greatest prince that ever ruled England鈥, as one historian called him? Or, as Winston Churchill would counter, a tyrant and a despot?
A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.
Many thanks to Peter Gaunt, Clare Jackson, Anna Keay, John Morrill, Nicholas O鈥橲haughnessy, Miche谩l 脫 Siochr煤.
This is Part 1 of 4.