Wolf Hall concluded with the heartbreaking execution of Thomas Cromwell after displeasing King Henry VIII. The show has been a smash hit with viewers and critics alike, but how true is it to real ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...