Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599. Following the traumatic upheavals of civil war and unrest, he rose from the ranks of the minor gentry to become Lord Protector and ruler of England, Scotland and Ireland, enjoying the powers if not the title (which he refuse to accept) of king. At the time he was buried with royal ceremonial in Westminster Abbey, Three years later seeking revenge, Charles II had Cromwell's body dug up and killed him all over again. Cromwell's body was dragged to Tyburn, strung up and decapitated. |