Oliver Cromwell, the most hated man in Irish history, died on this day 1658.
He died after complications following contracting malaria in Cork.
by Mayomick
Oliver Cromwell, the most hated man in Irish history, died on this day 1658.
He died after complications following contracting malaria in Cork.
by Mayomick
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The siege of Drogheda also began on 3 Sept but in 1649.
From Wiki….
Cromwell’s body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey on 30 January 1661, the 12th anniversary of the execution of Charles I, and was subjected to a posthumous execution. His body was hanged in chains at Tyburn, London, and then thrown into a pit. His head was cut off and displayed on a pole outside Westminster Hall until 1685
Did we not send an army over to fight on his side, thus getting the name the rebel county ?
Had a weird dream about him once where I cut off his finger which had a big jewel encrusted ring on it and I gave him loads of abuse and came back to our time and they did a DNA test and didn’t believe it was his even though it was and the results said it was and they didn’t let me keep the ring.