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FIFTH of NOVEMBER; Story of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwells’ Severed Head
The Disturbing Story Of Oliver Cromwells' Unburied Head...
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One of the most shocking and disturbing events in English History was when Oliver Cromwells' corpse was dragged through London for a posthumous execution.
He was punished for the execution of King Charles I, and the former Lord Protector was then taken to Tyburn where his remains were hacked at by an executioner. But following this, Cromwell's head was placed above Westminster Hall on a pike and it remained here for some decades before it fell down...
On September 3, 1658, Oliver Cromwell drew his last breath, bringing an end to his reign as “Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.” It was a position that afforded him near-dictatorial power over a country that had just been through a bloody period of civil war.
Cromwell’s reign was controversial, to say the least. To some, he was a hero, but to others, he was a bloody-handed tyrant. Needless to say, Cromwell’s career in government left him with a lot of enemies. And these enemies weren’t going to let something like Cromwell’s death keep them from getting their revenge.
That’s why, years after his death, Oliver Cromwell’s body was pulled out of his grave to stand trial. Along with two other corpses and a dozen living men, Cromwell was charged with regicide for his role in the beheading of the previous English King. Being understandably mute in his defense, Cromwell was found guilty and sentenced to the traditional punishment for traitors to the Crown.
His body was hanged and cut into quarters. Meanwhile, his head was separated from the body and mounted on a spike, beginning a long, strange journey that would span centuries.
Of course to understand why Cromwell’s head ended up where it did, one must understand the story of the English Civil War. The origins of the Civil War really lie in the conflict between the Parliament and the reigning monarch, Charles I.
At the time, Parliament lacked many of the powers that it has today. Instead, it served at the whim of Charles I, who could call and dissolve the body more or less at will.
But Parliament did have one important power: the authority to raise new taxes. That power meant that the king relied on it to fund his wars.
Cromwells' head went on a crazy journey throughout 300 years as it was passed throughout different hands and it was exhibited in museums. But eventually Cromwells' head was placed at rest.
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