Following the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil Wars, and later his trial and execution, Oliver Cromwell became ‘Lord Protector’ in 1653. Cromwell was a Puritan, a strict ...

As its title implies, the film primarily revolves around Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell. However, its overarching story is much larger than a single man. The English Civil War was a massive nine ...

The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to download the Adobe Flash player. The fractious ...

Oliver Cromwell rises from obscurity, challenges King Charles I in the English Civil War, and ultimately orders the King's execution - as he says, a it was a 'cruel necessity'. In other parts of ...

Basing House was a thorn in Parliament’s side. Commanding the road to London (held by the parliamentarians) the mansion hampered the city’s communications and its prosperous wool trade. It was ...

Siege coins, crafted from melted church silver in Carlisle during the English Civil War ... led by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. This phase of the war saw a series of intense battles ...