Protectorate under Cromwell (mar 21, 1653 – jun 28, 1658)
Description:
“quasi martial law”put England into 12 different military districts, each run by a major general
very repressive rule
censored press
no sports, no theaters
religion- everyone who is not Roman Catholic can practice
Cromwell tries to crush Irish Catholicism
lots of mass murders of Irish people
estimate- 600,000 or ⅓ of total Irish population died
English take Church land, kill clergy
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Date:
mar 21, 1653
jun 28, 1658
~ 5 years and 3 months