The 'Execution' of Oliver Cromwell

Update: 2014-12-08

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In 1661, 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 Britain during its only period as a republic. We hear from civil war historian Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer.

(Photo: The death mask of Oliver Cromwell, 1599 - 1658. Credit: Getty Images/Hulton Archive)

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The 'Execution' of Oliver Cromwell

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The 'Execution' of Oliver Cromwell

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The 'Execution' of Oliver Cromwell