When Charles II was restored to the throne the House of Commons voted on 4th December 1660 that the coffins of regicides Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and John Bradshaw should be dug up from the Abbey ...

Coronation portraits have for centuries been a traditional part of the crowning of a monarch. Queen Elizabeth II’s, by ...

The Parliamentary New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell (above ... The forces of Charles I were decisively defeated by Parliament's new uniformed army and the king would be forced to surrender ...

Scotland's History Covenanters Charles II becomes King after Cromwell's death The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish ...

The majority of Scots declared that Charles I’s son, Charles II, was the king. In 1650 ... at a time of expanding international trade. Oliver Cromwell died in 1658. He was replaced as Lord ...