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The 'execution' of Oliver Cromwell
In 1661 in England, following the restoration of the monarchy, the body of Oliver Cromwell was dug up for ritual execution.
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)
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