The Irish, Catholic, collaborator and «Cromwellian pensioner»: lord Antrim in the service of the Puritan Republic and Protectorate
Using the example of Randal MacDonnell, Earl and Marquess of Antrim, the article examines the specific features of the attitude of the English political establishment during the period of the Commonwealth and the Protectorate toward representatives of the Irish Catholic community. During the years of the First Civil War, this aristocrat was an ardent supporter of the monarchy and provided armed assistance to Charles I in his struggle against the Scottish Covenanters....
