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Why was Oliver Cromwell posthumously executed?

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Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntington, Cambridge on April 25, 1599. He died on Friday, September 3, 1658, the cause is presumed to be septicaemia. He was executed January 30, 1661. That's right, he is one of only a few people who has been executed posthumously. read more

Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntington, Cambridge on April 25, 1599. He died on Friday, September 3, 1658, the cause is presumed to be septicaemia. He was executed January 30, 1661. That’s right, he is one of only a few people who has been executed posthumously. read more

Oliver Cromwell, born on the 3rd April 1599, led England into a republic, abolishing the monarchy and the House of Lords, after the execution of King Charles I in January 1649. Cromwell's rule as Lord Protector (beginning in December 1653) was not dissimilar to the Personal Rule of his royal predecessors. read more

1661: Oliver Cromwell, posthumously January 30th, 2009 Headsman On this anniversary date of King Charles I’s beheading, the two-years-dead corpse of the late Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell was hung in chains at Tyburn and then beheaded, along with the bodies of John Bradshaw and Henry Ireton. read more

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