Was Oliver Cromwell misunderstood? Challenging Irish history and myths
About this episode
The episode explores the complexities of Irish history and challenges popular myths, focusing on figures like Oliver Cromwell and Éamon de Valera.
A purposely audacious speed-read, The Shortest History of Ireland attempts to condense the story of this country into just 250 pages. Not only that, author James Hawes has set out to challenge the recorded history of Ireland and debunk some popular myths along the way. Was there more to the murderous Oliver Cromwell than we think? Did Éamon de Valera really sign a book of condolences for Adolf Hitler? And why was Catholic Maynooth loyal to Protestant London? Host: Dave Hanratty Guest: James Hawes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Dave Hanratty
Guest: James Hawes
Topics covered
- Irish history
- myths
- Oliver Cromwell
- Éamon de Valera
- Catholicism
- Protestantism
Keywords
- Irish history
- Oliver Cromwell
- Éamon de Valera
- myths
- Catholic Maynooth
- Protestant London
- James Hawes
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Ireland, Maynooth, London
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