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The 'execution' of Oliver Cromwell
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1661 in England, following the restoration of the monarchy, the body of Oliver Cromwell was dug up for ritual execution.
Cromwell had overthrown King Charles I and ruled as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 2014, Vincent Dowd spoke to civil war historian Charles Spencer.
(Photo: The death mask of Oliver Cromwell. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cromwell had overthrown King Charles I and ruled as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 2014, Vincent Dowd spoke to civil war historian Charles Spencer.
(Photo: The death mask of Oliver Cromwell. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Released:
May 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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