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Oliver Cromwell’s Missing Head
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Apr 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell was instrumental in ousting the monarchy during the English Civil War. But soon after his death, the monarchy was restored. As a show of power, Cromwell’s corpse was disinterred, and his head cut off, piked, and displayed atop Westminster Abbey. But in the late 1600’s, the head fell off Westminster Abbey and disappeared...
Released:
Apr 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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