Empire 232. Colonising Ireland: The First Plantations (Ep 2)
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Feb 25, 2025 
Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, a leading expert on early modern Ireland and English imperialism, joins the discussion to unravel pivotal moments in Ireland's colonial past. She explores the fallout from Hugh O’Neill's rebellion and the rise of discriminatory narratives in Tudor England. The conversation also contrasts the Ulster plantations with those in the Caribbean, highlighting the socio-economic changes and identity conflicts that arose. Derry's colonial legacy is examined, including the lasting tensions between Protestant and Catholic communities.
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Tudor Control in Ireland
- The Tudors controlled Ireland through military force, establishing garrisons and using local warlords.
- Unlike the Anglo-Normans, they had a more centralized approach from Dublin.
Tudor Military Advantage
- The Tudors' military advantage wasn't solely technological, as Gaelic lords also learned advanced warfare on the continent.
- The key difference was the emerging Catholic-Protestant divide.
Edmund Spencer's View of Ireland
- Edmund Spencer, author of The Faerie Queene, called for the extirpation of the Gaelic Irish in his tract A View of the State of Ireland.
- This poisonous, ethnocentric view influenced English policy towards Ireland for centuries.