The Cromwellian Plantation

Causes

Today’s Lesson

Today we will be learning about:● Oliver Cromwell

● Causes of the Plantation in

Ireland

Oliver Cromwell 1599-1658

● Born in England● Became a Puritan as an adult.● Created the New Model Army.● Fought against the Royalists in the English

Civil War● Victorious in the Civil War.

Oliver Cromwell and one of his soldiers.

1641 Rebellion● Displaced Irish angry at Planters and settlers

in Ulster.● Prominent Catholic Irish tried to take back

their lands and towns in Ulster from the English.

● Anger and frustration taken out on Protestants.

● Thousands of Protestants murdered.

Rebellion of 1641

English Civil War● The English Parliament had

become very powerful.● King Charles I wanted more

power but disagreed with his parliament.

● Civil War broke out over who would rule.

● Charles I beheaded by parliament in 1649.

King Charles I and his soldiers

● The Irish supported Charles I and the Royalists.

● Most Irish rebels were Catholic● Cromwell was a Puritan.● He believed that Catholics were heretics.● Also needed land to pay his soldiers (just

like the servitors in the Ulster Plantation).

Irish Support

Changes in land ownership.

1. What religion was Oliver Cromwell?2. What were the names of his soldiers?3. Which king did the Irish support?4. Why did they support him?5. What violent rebellion convinced

Cromwell to come to Ireland?

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