Where is Oliver Cromwell's head nowadays?

However, this funeral was not for a king, it was for a regicide, the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. ... File:Oliver Cromwell's head, late 1700s.jpg ... read more

Inconclusive tests culminated in a detailed scientific study by Karl Pearson and Geoffrey Morant, which concluded, based on a study of the head and other evidence, that there was a moral certainty that the head belonged to Oliver Cromwell. read more

Cromwell’s head passed between museum owners and exhibitors throughout the 18th century, fetching high prices, but by the 19th having an actual human head on display was considered poor taste and it was kept out of the public eye by the then owners, the Wilkinson family. read more

Cromwell’s head remained atop the building for at least 25 years, an eerie human weather vane whipped by wind, lashed by rain and bronzed by the sun in the centre of London, one of the most advanced cities in the world at that time. read more