Oliver Cromwell died in 1658 ... along with famous diarist Samuel Pepys and scientist Isaac Newton. A statue of Cromwell was erected outside Parliament in 1899. Historians continue to debate ...

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born in Huntingdon on 25th April 1599. He was the second son of Robert Cromwell (d.1617) and his wife ...