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> [What is unique about Drogheda is the very large number of Protestants in the garrison and the fact that it's commanded, by and large, by Englishmen, who have come over from the English Civil War and are fighting in Ireland,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-hutton/what-is-unique-about-drogheda-is-the-very-large-number-of-protestants/)

Ronald Hutton

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## Other authors on Cromwell

## More by Ronald Hutton

> [What is unique about Drogheda is the very large number of Protestants in the garrison and the fact that it's commanded, by and large,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-hutton/what-is-unique-about-drogheda-is-the-very-large-number-of-protestants/)

Ronald Hutton

> [The habit of a midwinter festivity had come by the dawn of history (and probably very long before) to seem a natural one to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-hutton/the-habit-of-a-midwinter-festivity-had-come-by-the-dawn-of-history/)

Ronald Hutton

> [It is also absolutely correct that some British folk customs have descended directly from pagan rituals, such ... the giving of presents and decoration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-hutton/it-is-also-absolutely-correct-that-some-british-folk-customs-have/)

Ronald Hutton

> [The formal struggle between the rival partisans and the bulk of the population](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-hutton/the-formal-struggle-between-the-rival-partisans-and-the-bulk-of-the/)

Ronald Hutton

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