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Il Cromuele
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Il Cromuele is a tragedy in five acts, released in 1671. It was conceived and written by Girolamo Graziani, through the 1660s in Modena, during the troubled reign of Laura Martinozzi.
Illustration from the first edition (1671) (Italian)
Illustration from the first edition (1671) (Italian)
Oliver Cromwell's head
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Oliver Cromwell's head was severed from his body in 1661, three years after his death and burial. The head was placed on a 20-foot pole and displayed on the roof of Westminster Hall until at least 168
Il Cromuele
…regicide, the corpse of Oliver Cromwell (Cromuele) was exhumed and subjected to Posthumous execution. In the year of the publication of Il Cromuele, his head was still exposed in Westminster. The event is evoked through the premonition of Mary Stuart. Along with Oliver Cromwell, Charles I (Carlo) and their…
Photographs of Cromwell's head, 1911.
Photographs of Cromwell's head, 1911.
A drawing of Cromwell's head on a spike from the late 18th century
A drawing of Cromwell's head on a spike from the late 18th century
Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper
Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper
Henry Ireton. Cromwell passed the command of Parliamentarian forces in Ireland to Ireton in 1650. He died of disease at the siege of Limerick in 1651.
Henry Ireton. Cromwell passed the command of Parliamentarian forces in Ireland to Ireton in 1650. He died of disease at the siege of Limerick in 1651.