Following the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil Wars, and later his trial and execution, Oliver Cromwell became ... in architecture and science under Charles II’s rule.

On September 17, 1656, Oliver Cromwell ... treatment of Protestants in France might well depend on Cromwell's success at making life more tolerable for Catholics in England.

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth ... The bodies were buried under Tyburn gallows (near the modern Marble Arch). Cromwell's head is believed to be buried at Sidney Sussex College.