Scotland's History Covenanters Charles II becomes King after Cromwell's death The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish ...

When Charles II was restored to the throne the House of Commons voted on 4th December 1660 that the coffins of regicides Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and John Bradshaw should be dug up from the Abbey ...

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Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and ...

The life of Oliver Cromwell is to be commemorated during a ... monarchy that ultimately led to the trial and execution of King Charles I in 1649. Mr Goldsmith said Saturday's service would be ...

The infamous Oliver Cromwell, politician and soldier from ... ruling the Commonwealth of England as Lord Protector after King Charles I was executed. Many people will have learnt about Cromwell ...

Robert Blake, Admiral and General at sea in the time of Oliver Cromwell, was buried in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 4th September 1657. However, by order of Charles II in 1661 his ...

Following the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil Wars, and later his trial and execution, Oliver Cromwell became ‘Lord Protector’ in 1653. Cromwell was a Puritan, a strict ...