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The missing head of Oliver Cromwell

The missing head of Oliver Cromwell

Grim things happened to the Lord Protector after his death

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Jun 09, 2020
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Oliver Cromwell overthrew the monarchy in England and brought about – in effect – a republic. That was more than a hundred years before France and the new United States did the same. But, after his death, the mighty Cromwell’s head mysteriously went missing.

After a bloody civil war, Cromwell imprisoned King Charles I and then had him executed by beheadi…

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