Born into the middle gentry, albeit to a family descended from the sister of King Henry VIII's minister Thomas Cromwell, Cromwell was relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life. After undergoing a religious conversion in the 1630s, he became an independentpuritan, taking a generally tolerant view towards the many Protestant sects of his period. An intensely religious man—a self-styled PuritanMoses—he fervently believed that God was guiding his victories.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1628 and for Cambridge in the Short (1640) and Long (1640–49) Parliaments. He entered the English Civil War on the side of the "Roundheads" or Parliamentarians. Nicknamed "Old Ironsides", he was quickly promoted from leading a single cavalry troop to become one of the principal commanders of the New Model Army, playing an important role in the defeat of the royalist forces.
After Yorktown, Cromwell left the army. Commander-in-Chief George Washington personally signed Cromwell's discharge papers and also designed the Badge of Military Merit, which he awarded to Cromwell.
Some years after retirement, Cromwell applied for a veteran's pension. Although he was unable to read or write, local lawyers, judges and politicians came to his aid, and he was granted a pension of $96 a year. He purchased a 100-acre farm outside Burlington, fathered 14 children, then spent his later years at his home at 114 East Union Street in Burlington.
Following the death of Oliver Cromwell on 2 September 1658, he was given a public funeral at Westminster Abbey, equal to those of monarchs before him. After the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil War and his subsequent beheading, Cromwell had become Lord Protector and ruler of the English Commonwealth. His legacy passed to his son Richard, who was overthrown by the army in 1659, after which monarchy was re-established and King Charles II, who was living in exile, was recalled. Charles' new parliament ordered the disinterment of Cromwell's body from Westminster Abbey and the disinterment of other regicidesJohn Bradshaw and Henry Ireton, for a posthumous execution at Tyburn. After hanging "from morning till four in the afternoon", the bodies were cut down and the heads placed on a 20-foot (6.1m) spike above Westminster Hall (the location of the trial of Charles I). In 1685 a storm broke the pole upon which Cromwell's head stood, throwing it to the ground, (although other sources put the date anywhere between 1672 and 1703) after which it was in the hands of private collectors and museum owners until 25 March 1960, when it was buried at Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge.
Sir Oliver Cromwell (c. 1566–1655) was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625. He was the uncle of Oliver Cromwell, the Member of Parliament, general, and Lord Protector of England.
Cromwell held a number of local offices: In 1585 he was captain of musters for Huntingdonshire and at the time of the Spanish Armada he was in charge of the men raised in Huntingdonshire. He was recorder of Huntingdon in 1596. He was Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire from 1598 to 1599 and while Sheriff, in 1598, Queen Elizabeth my have dubbed him a knight bachelor.
He was JP from about 1585 but was removed in 1587, when there was one of the periodic purges of justices. In 1594 he was restored to his position as J.P.; as the online History of Parliament observes: "It was felt that in a county as small as Huntingdonshire, the custom by which only one member of a family could be a justice was inapplicable — particularly in the case of the owners of Hinchingbrooke."
"Oliver Cromwell" is sung to the first ("A") section of the Polonaise, including the well-known main theme; it does not use the "B" section. The piano introduction is accompanied by a spoken-word introduction, setting a tone of macabre humour ("The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was five foot six inches tall at the start of his reign, but only four foot eight inches tall at the end of it"), as are the subsequent connecting passages. All three instances of the main theme are given a tutti chorus followed by a recounting of the battles and other events of the period; sound effects are added, mostly sounds of battle and of horses. To the interlude is set King Charles I's trial and execution, with rubato adding atmosphere; the only sound effect is implied to be that of Charles's head falling (followed by a solitary giggle from Cromwell).
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Who was Oliver Cromwell?
Who was Oliver Cromwell? explores the parliamentary career of Oliver Cromwell: the highlights, the controversies and the posthumous legacy of this divisive figure.
Learn more about his early parliamentary career in our biography at historyofparliamentonline.org: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/cromwell-oliver-1599-1658
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Oliver Cromwell: The Man Who Killed a King
He’s the man who killed a king. Oliver Cromwell, the English Puritan turned military dictator, is today most famous for signing the death warrant that led to Charles I’s bloody execution in 1649. Over a hundred years before the American and French Revolutions shook the globe, this smalltime farmer from the British sticks proved with steel that the divine right of kings was not so holy after all.
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The CRAZY Story Of Oliver Cromwell's Head
Oliver Cromwell is regarded centuries on as a controversial figure in History. He was the man who defeated King Charles I during the English Civil War, and he led Parliament's Army. But after the victory, he was the driving force too behind the execution of King Charles I, who was beheaded by the axe in London. But after the monarchy was restored following Cromwell's death, his body was dug up and was posthumously executed when Charles II ordered the Regicides. His dead body was paraded throughout the streets of London before it was hanged in chains and then executed by the axe. After this, Cromwell's head was placed on a spike above Westminster Hall and it remained here for over 20 years.
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Oliver Cromwell - His Life in a Nutshell
“I tell you we will cut off his head with the crown upon it!” These were the words of Oliver Cromwell, demanding the life of King Charles I after the English Civil Wars. But what led Cromwell to take such a radical stance, and how did he rise from obscurity to wield such immense power? In this video, I explain.
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-John Adamson, The Noble Revolt: The Overthrow of Charles I: https://amzn.to/2Ovd6qi
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We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tell lies because it lays claim to a form of veracity which fiction doesn't. Some of the documentaries are made just to discredit some particular person, party, organization, system etc, but most of them here on TDF are non biased, without prejudice and worth watching.
Who was Oliver Cromwell? explores the parliamentary career of Oliver Cromwell: the highlights, the controversies and the posthumous legacy of this divisive figu...
Who was Oliver Cromwell? explores the parliamentary career of Oliver Cromwell: the highlights, the controversies and the posthumous legacy of this divisive figure.
Learn more about his early parliamentary career in our biography at historyofparliamentonline.org: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/cromwell-oliver-1599-1658
Image credits: St Ives: the statue of Oliver Cromwell Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5199269 License: (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
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Who was Oliver Cromwell? explores the parliamentary career of Oliver Cromwell: the highlights, the controversies and the posthumous legacy of this divisive figure.
Learn more about his early parliamentary career in our biography at historyofparliamentonline.org: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/cromwell-oliver-1599-1658
Image credits: St Ives: the statue of Oliver Cromwell Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5199269 License: (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
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He’s the man who killed a king. Oliver Cromwell, the English Puritan turned military dictator, is today most famous for signing the death warrant that led to Ch...
He’s the man who killed a king. Oliver Cromwell, the English Puritan turned military dictator, is today most famous for signing the death warrant that led to Charles I’s bloody execution in 1649. Over a hundred years before the American and French Revolutions shook the globe, this smalltime farmer from the British sticks proved with steel that the divine right of kings was not so holy after all.
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https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Oliver-Cromwell/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oliver-Cromwell
http://bcw-project.org/military/third-civil-war/
https://www.historytoday.com/charles-ogilvie/cromwell-and-execution-charles-i
http://bcw-project.org/church-and-state/the-protectorate/first-protectorate-parliament
http://bcw-project.org/church-and-state/the-protectorate/second-protectorate-parliament
He’s the man who killed a king. Oliver Cromwell, the English Puritan turned military dictator, is today most famous for signing the death warrant that led to Charles I’s bloody execution in 1649. Over a hundred years before the American and French Revolutions shook the globe, this smalltime farmer from the British sticks proved with steel that the divine right of kings was not so holy after all.
NOTE: This is a re-issue, we had an error on the original video that required we do a re-upload. Apologies to everyone who saw this go live last week, but didn't get to watch it yet.
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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Strategic Genius
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Joseph Stalin: The Red Terror
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Source/Further reading:
http://bcw-project.org/biography/oliver-cromwell
(whole series): http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/2013/09/001-the-kingdoms-of-charles-stuart.html
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/survey/parliament-1628-1629
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Oliver-Cromwell/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oliver-Cromwell
http://bcw-project.org/military/third-civil-war/
https://www.historytoday.com/charles-ogilvie/cromwell-and-execution-charles-i
http://bcw-project.org/church-and-state/the-protectorate/first-protectorate-parliament
http://bcw-project.org/church-and-state/the-protectorate/second-protectorate-parliament
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Oliver Cromwell is regarded centuries on as a controversial figure in History. He was the man who defeated King Charles I during the English Civil War, and he l...
Oliver Cromwell is regarded centuries on as a controversial figure in History. He was the man who defeated King Charles I during the English Civil War, and he led Parliament's Army. But after the victory, he was the driving force too behind the execution of King Charles I, who was beheaded by the axe in London. But after the monarchy was restored following Cromwell's death, his body was dug up and was posthumously executed when Charles II ordered the Regicides. His dead body was paraded throughout the streets of London before it was hanged in chains and then executed by the axe. After this, Cromwell's head was placed on a spike above Westminster Hall and it remained here for over 20 years.
But then his head went missing and it passed through the hands of many different people who owned it and brought it for money. Cromwell's head went on display in a circus exhibition and was owned by many different people, however it was eventually in the 20th century returned to his former site of study, Sussex Sidney college in Cambridge University. It was then buried and interred in a resting place. But Cromwell's head went on a crazy journey to finally lay to rest 300 years after it was initially buried.
So join us today as we look at, 'The CRAZY Story Of Oliver Cromwell's Head.'
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Oliver Cromwell is regarded centuries on as a controversial figure in History. He was the man who defeated King Charles I during the English Civil War, and he led Parliament's Army. But after the victory, he was the driving force too behind the execution of King Charles I, who was beheaded by the axe in London. But after the monarchy was restored following Cromwell's death, his body was dug up and was posthumously executed when Charles II ordered the Regicides. His dead body was paraded throughout the streets of London before it was hanged in chains and then executed by the axe. After this, Cromwell's head was placed on a spike above Westminster Hall and it remained here for over 20 years.
But then his head went missing and it passed through the hands of many different people who owned it and brought it for money. Cromwell's head went on display in a circus exhibition and was owned by many different people, however it was eventually in the 20th century returned to his former site of study, Sussex Sidney college in Cambridge University. It was then buried and interred in a resting place. But Cromwell's head went on a crazy journey to finally lay to rest 300 years after it was initially buried.
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“I tell you we will cut off his head with the crown upon it!” These were the words of Oliver Cromwell, demanding the life of King Charles I after the English Ci...
“I tell you we will cut off his head with the crown upon it!” These were the words of Oliver Cromwell, demanding the life of King Charles I after the English Civil Wars. But what led Cromwell to take such a radical stance, and how did he rise from obscurity to wield such immense power? In this video, I explain.
In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained how the downfall of King Charles and the rise of Oliver Cromwell influenced the founding generation in the United States: https://amzn.to/2xUcvF8
Best books on Oliver Cromwell:
-Antonio Fraser, Cromwell: https://amzn.to/2O2BkJ2
-Ian Gentles, Oliver Cromwell: God’s Warrior in the English Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Ql4xeQ
-John Adamson, The Noble Revolt: The Overthrow of Charles I: https://amzn.to/2Ovd6qi
-Michael Braddick, God’s Fury, England’s Fire: A New History of the English Civil Wars: https://amzn.to/2OvfkGd
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“I tell you we will cut off his head with the crown upon it!” These were the words of Oliver Cromwell, demanding the life of King Charles I after the English Civil Wars. But what led Cromwell to take such a radical stance, and how did he rise from obscurity to wield such immense power? In this video, I explain.
In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained how the downfall of King Charles and the rise of Oliver Cromwell influenced the founding generation in the United States: https://amzn.to/2xUcvF8
Best books on Oliver Cromwell:
-Antonio Fraser, Cromwell: https://amzn.to/2O2BkJ2
-Ian Gentles, Oliver Cromwell: God’s Warrior in the English Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Ql4xeQ
-John Adamson, The Noble Revolt: The Overthrow of Charles I: https://amzn.to/2Ovd6qi
-Michael Braddick, God’s Fury, England’s Fire: A New History of the English Civil Wars: https://amzn.to/2OvfkGd
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Who was Oliver Cromwell? explores the parliamentary career of Oliver Cromwell: the highlights, the controversies and the posthumous legacy of this divisive figure.
Learn more about his early parliamentary career in our biography at historyofparliamentonline.org: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/cromwell-oliver-1599-1658
Image credits: St Ives: the statue of Oliver Cromwell Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5199269 License: (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Music credit: The Golden Rise by Tristan Lohengrin | https://www.tristanlohengrin.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
He’s the man who killed a king. Oliver Cromwell, the English Puritan turned military dictator, is today most famous for signing the death warrant that led to Charles I’s bloody execution in 1649. Over a hundred years before the American and French Revolutions shook the globe, this smalltime farmer from the British sticks proved with steel that the divine right of kings was not so holy after all.
NOTE: This is a re-issue, we had an error on the original video that required we do a re-upload. Apologies to everyone who saw this go live last week, but didn't get to watch it yet.
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Author - Morris M
Producer - Jack Cole
Executive Producer - Shell Harris
Business inquiries to [email protected]
Other Biographics Videos:
Napoleon Bonaparte: The Strategic Genius
https://youtu.be/7wXauVk7DXs?list=PLy3kHTZWA8OjhReWy8qPHMXDtTr-Ezp84
Joseph Stalin: The Red Terror
https://youtu.be/KqfcpNrcGb0?list=PLy3kHTZWA8OjhReWy8qPHMXDtTr-Ezp84
Source/Further reading:
http://bcw-project.org/biography/oliver-cromwell
(whole series): http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/2013/09/001-the-kingdoms-of-charles-stuart.html
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/survey/parliament-1628-1629
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Oliver-Cromwell/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oliver-Cromwell
http://bcw-project.org/military/third-civil-war/
https://www.historytoday.com/charles-ogilvie/cromwell-and-execution-charles-i
http://bcw-project.org/church-and-state/the-protectorate/first-protectorate-parliament
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Oliver Cromwell is regarded centuries on as a controversial figure in History. He was the man who defeated King Charles I during the English Civil War, and he led Parliament's Army. But after the victory, he was the driving force too behind the execution of King Charles I, who was beheaded by the axe in London. But after the monarchy was restored following Cromwell's death, his body was dug up and was posthumously executed when Charles II ordered the Regicides. His dead body was paraded throughout the streets of London before it was hanged in chains and then executed by the axe. After this, Cromwell's head was placed on a spike above Westminster Hall and it remained here for over 20 years.
But then his head went missing and it passed through the hands of many different people who owned it and brought it for money. Cromwell's head went on display in a circus exhibition and was owned by many different people, however it was eventually in the 20th century returned to his former site of study, Sussex Sidney college in Cambridge University. It was then buried and interred in a resting place. But Cromwell's head went on a crazy journey to finally lay to rest 300 years after it was initially buried.
So join us today as we look at, 'The CRAZY Story Of Oliver Cromwell's Head.'
Remember to support our channel, please make sure to subscribe.
“I tell you we will cut off his head with the crown upon it!” These were the words of Oliver Cromwell, demanding the life of King Charles I after the English Civil Wars. But what led Cromwell to take such a radical stance, and how did he rise from obscurity to wield such immense power? In this video, I explain.
In my book, Compact of the Republic, I explained how the downfall of King Charles and the rise of Oliver Cromwell influenced the founding generation in the United States: https://amzn.to/2xUcvF8
Best books on Oliver Cromwell:
-Antonio Fraser, Cromwell: https://amzn.to/2O2BkJ2
-Ian Gentles, Oliver Cromwell: God’s Warrior in the English Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Ql4xeQ
-John Adamson, The Noble Revolt: The Overthrow of Charles I: https://amzn.to/2Ovd6qi
-Michael Braddick, God’s Fury, England’s Fire: A New History of the English Civil Wars: https://amzn.to/2OvfkGd
Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/dave-benner
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Born into the middle gentry, albeit to a family descended from the sister of King Henry VIII's minister Thomas Cromwell, Cromwell was relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life. After undergoing a religious conversion in the 1630s, he became an independentpuritan, taking a generally tolerant view towards the many Protestant sects of his period. An intensely religious man—a self-styled PuritanMoses—he fervently believed that God was guiding his victories.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1628 and for Cambridge in the Short (1640) and Long (1640–49) Parliaments. He entered the English Civil War on the side of the "Roundheads" or Parliamentarians. Nicknamed "Old Ironsides", he was quickly promoted from leading a single cavalry troop to become one of the principal commanders of the New Model Army, playing an important role in the defeat of the royalist forces.
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