Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born in Huntingdon on 25th April 1599. He was the second son of Robert Cromwell (d.1617) and his wife ...

There have been many dictators in history, and a few have been considered somewhat benevolent, others total despots. If you ...

The banner was the subject of a BBC Antiques Roadshow Detectives programme in 2015 A gilded silk banner that formed part of the regalia used at the funeral of Oliver Cromwell in November 1658 ...

A painting stored in an attic could be the first genuine portrait of Oliver Cromwell's mother, an historian said. The picture of Elizabeth Steward dates from the 17th Century and was bought in the ...

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 ...