{"product_id":"gods-executioner-oliver-cromwell-and-the-conquest-of-ireland","title":"God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003eCromwell spent only nine months of his eventful life in Ireland, yet he stands accused there of war crimes, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing. In a century of unrelenting, bloody warfare and religious persecution throughout Europe, Cromwell was, in many ways, a product of his times. As commander-in-chief of the army in Ireland, however, the responsibilities for the excesses of the military must be laid firmly at his door, while the harsh nature of the post-war settlement also bears his personal imprint. A warrior of Christ, somewhat like the crusaders of medieval Europe, he acted as God's executioner, convinced throughout the horrors of the legitimacy of his cause, and striving to build a better world for the chosen few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages | Published June 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986084774237,"sku":"9780571218462","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780571218462.jpg?v=1774495609","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/gods-executioner-oliver-cromwell-and-the-conquest-of-ireland","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}