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Oliver Cromwell (25 Apr 1599 - 03 Sep 1658)
English parliamentarian and Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 until his death. On 30 January 1661, Charles II had Cromwell's corpse exhumed from Westminster Abbey and displayed at Tyburn, and his head was then mounted on a spike at the Tower of London.Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6765 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell Relevant locations: Visited Knottingley
People linked to person: Elizabeth Claypole (02 Jul 1629 -06 Aug 1658) was a relative of Oliver Cromwell
Richard Cromwell (4 Oct 1626-12 Jul 1712) was a son of Oliver Cromwell
Henry Ireton (bap. 3 Nov 1611-26 Nov 1651) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Oliver Cromwell
Thomas Manton (bap. 1620-1677) was a employed by Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell Robina (1594-1660) was a sister of Oliver Cromwell