The head is not in the chapel end you see here and you can see where it probably is if you know what to look for ( and I did ask and they didn’t disagree). The story of st Nicolas church is supported by a letter from the vicars son ( if I remember correctly ) who saw 3 coffins when the church was being renovated by the brewer fuller who then sealed off the Cromwell area .
I had heatd that Fairfax provided the miñitary experience for the New Model Army whilst Cromwell provided the political cover to make it happen but I've also heard he only had that political capital because of his campaigning in the Fens why is stage of his military so little known? Also u can get malaria in the Fens?
Oliver Cromwell became the political leader he was due to his military prowess in the civil wars. He started off the wars as a junior cavalry officer, however he proved himself to be a good military leader and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming second in command of the Eastern Association army in 1643 and second in command to Fairfax over the New Modelled Army in 1645. With this rise in status he became more powerful politically - if it weren't for the civil wars breaking out and his talent as a military leader, he never would have risen to the station he achieved. And yes - at the time malaria (called ague) was prevalent in the marshy Fens.
The head is not in the chapel end you see here and you can see where it probably is if you know what to look for ( and I did ask and they didn’t disagree). The story of st Nicolas church is supported by a letter from the vicars son ( if I remember correctly ) who saw 3 coffins when the church was being renovated by the brewer fuller who then sealed off the Cromwell area .
I had heatd that Fairfax provided the miñitary experience for the New Model Army whilst Cromwell provided the political cover to make it happen but I've also heard he only had that political capital because of his campaigning in the Fens why is stage of his military so little known? Also u can get malaria in the Fens?
Oliver Cromwell became the political leader he was due to his military prowess in the civil wars. He started off the wars as a junior cavalry officer, however he proved himself to be a good military leader and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming second in command of the Eastern Association army in 1643 and second in command to Fairfax over the New Modelled Army in 1645. With this rise in status he became more powerful politically - if it weren't for the civil wars breaking out and his talent as a military leader, he never would have risen to the station he achieved. And yes - at the time malaria (called ague) was prevalent in the marshy Fens.
i hope he meets a few Irish where he is now