The Irish and slavery

Sir,—Brian Kelly (HI 24.4, July/Aug. 2016, letters) is of course correct when he states that the assertion that Cromwellian-era Irish prisoners suffered under exactly the same conditions as African-American slaves in the British West Indies is ‘derided by professional historians’. However, just because an idea is derided by professional historians does not mean that it ... Read more

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