The Cromwell Museum
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World's best collection of items on life & times of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), presenting him 'warts and all'. “National Museum in a Matchbox".
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The Battle of #Worcester, last battle of the three civil wars, was fought 3 September, 1651. It ended Royalist military hopes & send Charles II fleeing into exile. See Charles Spencer's #ToCatchAKing for his dash abroad. Thomas Woodward, c. 1836-37 The Commandery Museums Worcestershire
Oliver Cromwell died #OTD in 1658. A conservative gentleman who ruled like a king, or a religious fanatic who sympathised with religious sects? Benjamin Woodford argues that your view might depend on which versions of his speeches you read. The Cromwell Museum #twitterstorians
50+ new programmes with leading historians coming soon, including: - The making of Oliver Cromwell - Killing the New Model Army - The Power of Petitioning - Prince Rupert’s Burning Love - Finding the Memorials of the Civil War Battlefields Trust - Charles I: Personal Rule and more..
Recommended event. The curator of the The Cromwell Museum is very, very knowlegeable and a great communicator!
📅#OTD 1643, #Gloucester. The Siege of Gloucester ends after 26 days when the royalist besiegers withdraw in the face of a parliamentarian relief force. Part of the town's old south gate is preserved in The Folk of Gloucester (no longer on X) museum.