Did you know Oliver Cromwell was executed two years AFTER his death? He died on 3 September 1658, aged 59 due to complications from a form of malaria. 2 years later, he was exhumed and executed. His body thrown into a common grave and his head placed on a spike outside Westminster Abbey where it would stay for nearly 20 years. That’s the level of loathing that Cromwell inspired in his 17th-century enemies, and that his name still provokes in some places today, particularly Ireland.. Cromwells in

How Oliver Cromwell's Head Went on a Wild Journey After His Death You won't believe what happened to Oliver Cromwell's head after his death in 1658! After a lavish funeral and being buried in Westminster Abbey, his body was disinterred, gibbeted, and the head impaled on a pole for 24 years. It was eventually found by a soldier who hid it in his chimney and bequeathed it to his daughter. But the head's journey didn't end there - it was later exhibited in a 'Freak Show' in 1710. Join us as we expl