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Revolutionary leader Oliver Cromwell was executed on 30th January, 1661 - despite having been dead for more than two years. His body was exhumed from its tomb in Westminster Abbey on the instruction of King Charles II, who sought retribution for those involved in the trial and execution of his father, Charles I.\nAlong with other Regicides, Cromwell\u2019s corpse was disinterred and subjected to public abuse. On the anniversary of Charles I\u2019s beheading, Cromwell\u2019s head was mounted on a spike and stuck on the roof of Westminster Hall - where it remained for thirty years.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly track the illustrious history of Cromwell\u2019s head from that date forth; consider whether the crowd in attendance at the \u2018execution\u2019 really hated their former Lord Protector as much as their jeering suggests; and explain how the intervention of a future Prime Minister prevented Cromwell\u2019s relic being put on public display as recently as the 19th Century\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?\u2019 (HistoryExtra, 2014) : https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/oliver-cromwell-hero-or-villain/\n\u2022 \u2018The Strange Saga of Oliver Cromwell's Head\u2019 (Mental Floss, 2019): \nhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/585591/oliver-cromwells-head-history\n\u2022 \u2018Opening The Coffin Of Oliver Cromwell\u2019 (The Fortress, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR0_DE2zQgU\nLove the show? Join \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices