The Conquerors

Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland (1x9)

Air date: Jun 05, 2005

A profile of English statesman and military leader Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) focuses on his 1649 campaign to place Ireland under English control. Also: his conquest of the town of Drogheda, where more than 2000 men, including Catholic priests and friars, were killed.