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A drawing of Oliver Cromwell's head on a spike from the late 18th century. Oliver Cromwell, born on 25 April 1599, led the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War. Upon his army's victory, he oversaw the conversion of England into a republic, abolishing the monarchy and the House of Lords after the execution of King Charles I in January 1649.
Meanwhile, his head was separated from the body and mounted on a spike, beginning a long, strange journey that would span centuries. Of course to understand why Cromwell’s head ended up where it did, one must understand the story of the English Civil War.
Head on a spike. Oliver Cromwell's head was placed on a spike and erected in the 17th century. A drawing from the late 18th century. A head on a spike (also described as a head on a pike, a head on a stake, or a head on a spear) is a severed head that has been vertically impaled for display.
Jul 26, 2019 · Cromwell’s body was on display “from the morning till four in the afternoon,” according to an eyewitness; then, the body was cut down and the head severed (in eight cuts, which knocked out...
Nov 24, 2014 · Rolleston believed this skull didn’t belong to Cromwell because the damage around the hole in the parietal bone indicated that a spike entered from the top of the head, not the bottom. Also,...
- Dolly Stolze
Unveil the enigmatic journey of Oliver Cromwell's lost head: once impaled on a spike, then stealing the limelight on stage, and finally finding a resting pla...
Nov 13, 2020 · According to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cromwell's head was put on a spike and displayed for more than 20 years but it then disappeared. Almost a century later, Cromwell's head...
