Covington, Sarah, 1965-

The devil from over the sea : remembering and forgetting Oliver Cromwell in Ireland / Sarah Covington. - First edition. - 1 online resource (vii, 409 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

This edition also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780191882852 (ebook) : No price


Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 --Public opinion.


Collective memory--History.--Ireland


Ireland--History--Historiography.--1649-1660

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