The macabre tale of Oliver Cromwell's head ... in a story recently explored by Robert Harris in his novel Act of Oblivion. Charles II could not execute Cromwell but he could exhume his corpse.

Oliver Cromwell ... After his death his son Richard, who had little interest in politics, gave up the government and lived abroad. This paved the way for the Restoration of Charles II to the throne in ...

Oliver Cromwell died in 1658. He was replaced as Lord Protector by his son, Richard Cromwell. The army was concerned about Richard’s lack of military experience. They did not believe he could ...