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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
Oliver Cromwell died in his bed, still Lord Protector, 3 September 1658
The death mask was then taken.
After some fascinating manoeuvring the Restoration of King Charles II took place
On 30 January 1661 (the 12th anniversary of the execution of Charles I), Cromwell's body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey, and was subjected to the ritual of a posthumous execution, as were the remains of Robert Blake, John Bradshaw and Henry Ireton. (The body of Cromwell's daughter was allowed to remain buried in the Abbey.) His disinterred body was hanged in chains at Tyburn, and then thrown into a pit.
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Originally Posted by issybird
You might be thinking of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's enforcer, who was beheaded, brutally, after several whacks missed. Oliver Cromwell was a descendant of Thomas Cromwell's sister.
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Sorry. I did have in mind another Cromwell, Thomas:
"Cromwell was condemned to death without trial and beheaded on Tower Hill on 28 July 1540, the day of the King's marriage to Catherine Howard. After the killing, his head was set on a spike on London Bridge" (Wikipedia).