Posthumous Execution of Oliver Cromwell
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Date
January 30, 1661
Type
National
Author
smithsheep
Location
London,
England,
United Kingdom
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Event Details
On the 12th anniversary of the execution of Charles I, the body of Oliver Cromwell was exhumed from Westminster Abbey and subjected to a posthumous execution on January 30, 1661.
Symbolism: His corpse was hanged in chains at Tyburn and then beheaded. The act was a symbolic revenge by the restored monarchy under Charles II against the leader of the Commonwealth.