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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.
The Cromwell tank was a British medium-weight tank first used in 1944, [179] and a steam locomotive built by British Railways in 1951 was named Oliver Cromwell. [180] Other public statues of Cromwell are the Statue of Oliver Cromwell, St Ives in Cambridgeshire [181] and the Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Warrington in Cheshire. [182]
The execution of the bodies of Cromwell, Bradshaw, and Ireton, from a contemporary print A drawing of Oliver Cromwell's head on a spike. Of those who were listed to receive punishment, 24 had already died, including Cromwell, John Bradshaw, the judge who was president of the court, and Henry Ireton. [2]
Plaque commemorating three Levellers executed by Oliver Cromwell in Burford. The Banbury mutiny was a mutiny by soldiers in the English New Model Army.The mutineers did not achieve all of their aims and some of the leaders were executed shortly afterwards on 17 May 1649.
His execution sent shockwaves across Europe and heralded a new era in English governance, leading to the establishment of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. The trial and execution of Charles I remain pivotal events that challenged the traditional notions of monarchy and laid the groundwork for the modern British constitutional system.
Soon after his return to England in May 1654, [4] a scheme to assassinate the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell on his way to Hampton Court was discovered. About forty people, among whom were Aubrey, Earl of Oxford, the two Ashburnhams (John and William), Sir Richard Willis, John Gerard and his elder brother Sir Gilbert, were arrested. [1]
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649–1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the Commonwealth of England, led by Oliver Cromwell.It forms part of the 1641 to 1652 Irish Confederate Wars, and wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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.