Did Oliver Cromwell enforce a Catholic genocide?

—In his reassessment of the reputation of Oliver Cromwell, Micheál Ó Siochrú outlines the known historical facts relating to his campaign in Ireland (August 1649–May 1650), detailing his ... Cromwell's murderous campaign in Ireland was fuelled by a pathological hatred of Irish Catholics, which he himself clearly expressed. read more

Don't know much about the history of this time, but he did try. However, the number of Catholics in the British Isles made it difficult--and it included some high-rank nobility, such as the Dukes of Norfolk. read more

Cromwell, then an obscure MP, served on a committee to organise relief for the Protestant victims. Within a decade, however, he had become, thanks to the English Civil War, the greatest soldier of the era, and when a new rebellion occurred in Ireland against the Parliament which had overthrown the English king his response was governed by the outrage he still harboured at the earlier atrocity. read more

Cromwell’s campaign in Ireland was of short duration compared to the total period of the English civil wars, 1642–1651 (or 1642–1658 if you include the period to Cromwell’s death), but I think it reasonable to consider that the greater number of deaths occurred during his campaign. read more