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Oliver Cromwell died on 3rd September 1658. His son became Lord Protector but in May 1659, the generals forced him to retire from government. As a result of the Restoration in 1660, Cromwell's body was disinterred from the tomb of kings in [[Westminster Abbey]] and was hung from the gallows at Tyburn.
Oliver Cromwell died on 3rd September 1658. His son became Lord Protector but in May 1659, the generals forced him to retire from government. As a result of the Restoration in 1660, Cromwell's body was disinterred from the tomb of kings in [[Westminster Abbey]] and was hung from the gallows at Tyburn.
==Further reading==
*'''Ashley, Maurice''' ''The Greatness of Oliver Cromwell'' (Macmillan, New York; 1958). [http://www.questia.com/read/3806780 Full text] online at Questia.
*'''Blauvelt, Mary Taylor''' ''Oliver Cromwell: A Dictator's Tragedy'' (G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York; 1937). [http://www.questia.com/read/10010879 Full text] online at Questia.
*'''Paul, Robert S.''' ''The Lord Protector: Religion and Politics in the Life of Oliver Cromwell'' (William B. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1964). [http://www.questia.com/read/3672431 Full text] online at Questia.
*'''Morley, John''' ''Oliver Cromwell'' (Century, New York; 1900). [http://www.questia.com/read/14614232 Full text] online at Questia.
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.olivercromwell.org/ The Oliver Cromwell Association]
*[http://www.olivercromwell.org/ The Oliver Cromwell Association]