Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, students should have gained an awareness of the role played by Oliver Cromwell in Irish History. They should have gained experience
a) in the critical reading of secondary sources at a level suitable to Level I students, together with an introduction to some primary material.
b) in the production of an essay plan and an essay
c) oral discussion of historiographical texts
d) presentation of their own ideas and conclusions concerning the material they have read in the context of class discussions.
Indicative Module Content:
Class topics: 1. Oliver Cromwell: the extraordinary man; 2. Cromwell and Ireland prior to 1649; 3. The Military Culture of Early Modern Ireland (1); 4. The Military Culture of Early Modern Ireland (2); 5. Reading Week; 6. Cromwell in Ireland (1); 7. Cromwell in Ireland (2); 8. The Demographic Impact of the Cromwellian Conquest; 9.Cromwell and the Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland; 10. Feedback session