The devil from over the sea: remembering and forgetting Oliver Cromwell in Ireland

Since his brutal conquest of Ireland, Oliver Cromwell has attained the status of Ireland's national ogre. This book uncovers the ways in which he was memorialised and sometimes conveniently forgotten from 1660 to 1900, exploring his diverse personae in history writing, religious works, literatu...

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1. Verfasser: Covington, Sarah 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2022
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:Since his brutal conquest of Ireland, Oliver Cromwell has attained the status of Ireland's national ogre. This book uncovers the ways in which he was memorialised and sometimes conveniently forgotten from 1660 to 1900, exploring his diverse personae in history writing, religious works, literature, political polemic, folklore, and the landscape
Beschreibung:This edition also issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 409 Seiten)
ISBN:9780191882852
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198848318.001.0001