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A talk by Sarah Dixwell Brown Cromwell, Ireland and the Slaughter of Innocents Scandal: a talk by Tom Reilly Easter Holidays: Civil War Soldiers Cromwell's Huntingdon Cromwell Crafts: May Half Term Cromwell Crafts: May Half Term Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Cromwell Up Close Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Meet the Author: Novelist Charles Cordell Workshop Wednesdays: Civil War Soldiers Workshop Wednesday: Create your own Charter Workshop Wednesday: Explore 17th Century Huntingdon Workshop Wednesday: Cromwellian Herbal Remedies Town Hall Tours Meet a Civil War Soldier Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Courtrooms by Candlelight Cromwell's Watch Cromwell Museum Autumn Online Lecture Series 2024 John Bradshawe and the Aftermath of Regicide: a talk by Charlotte Young Republic: Britain's Revolutionary Decade: a talk by Alice Hunt The Fall: The Last Days of the English Republic: a talk by Henry Reece Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief: a talk by Ronald Hutton October Half Term: Cromwellian Clock Making October Half Term: Cromwellian Clock Making Spinning and Weaving Workshops Spinning and Weaving Workshops Cromwell's Head: the Death and Afterlife of Oliver Cromwell Cromwell Up Close Huntingdon Christmas Market Meet the Barber Surgeon The Trial of the Huntingdonshire Witches February Half Term: Cromwell Crafts February Half Term: Cromwell Crafts Spinning and Weaving Workshops Spinning and Weaving Workshop Secret Spy Training Civil War Soldiers Book Binding Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk New Treasures A Royal Audience with King Charles I Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Cromwell Museum Spring Online Lecture Series 2025 'Cromwell: Protector of the Reformed?': a Talk by Jordan Sly ‘The Fiery Spirits: London Mob, Radicals & Regicides’: a Talk by John Rees 'Cromwell and the Quakers': a Talk by Erica Canela ‘The Blood in Winter: the brink of Civil War’: a Talk by Jonathan Healey Cromwell and the Battle of Naseby Cromwell Crafts Cromwell Crafts Battle of Huntingdon 1645 Reenactment Cromwell Up Close Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk Workshop Wednesday: Civil War Soldiers Workshop Wednesday: Marvellous Mosaics Workshop Wednesday: Make your own Pocket Watch Workshop Wednesday: Medal Making Meet a Civil War Soldier Battle of Naseby War Gaming Huntingdon Town Hall Tours Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Halloween Town Tours New Acquisitions Cromwell Crafts Cromwell Crafts Battle of Naseby War Game Stitching the Nation: Fashion in Times of Turmoil Huntingdon Christmas Market Cromwell Museum Autumn Online Lecture Series 2025 'Cromwell on Screen': a talk by Dr David Smith Cromwell's Nemesis: The Earl of Manchester and the English Civil War ‘Prince Rupert: Commander, Creator & Companion’: a talk by Mark Turnbull 'Slavery, Paintings & Politics of the Commonwealth’: a talk by Holly Brewer ‘A last Visitor for Mr Hugh Peter’ Screening Royal Fashion! Cromwellian Cuisine Period Dyeing Workshops Period Dyeing Workshops Royal Revenge – the Trial of Charles I’s Regicides February Half Term Cromwell Up Close Lacemaking Workshop Lacemaking Workshop The Naseby: Cromwell's Warship Wonderful Watches Wonderful Watches Wonderful Watches 17th Century School 17th Century School Meet the Barber Surgeon Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk Cromwell Museum Spring Online Lecture Series 2026 ‘Cromwell's Centurion: Philip Skippon & Cromwell': a talk by Ismini Pells 'Robert Blake & the English Empire in the 1650s': a talk by Richard Blakemore ‘Artillery in Battle during the First Civil War': a talk by Simon Marsh ‘Cromwellian Court Culture’: a talk by Patrick Little Key Collections ‘Cromwell Contemplating the Corpse of the King’ by Dave Brown, 2006. Huntingdon Railway Poster, c. 1950. Cromwell and Charles I: English Bronze Figures, late 1800s. Cromwell and Marston Moor Commemorative Jug, 1994. Wedgewood Portrait Medallion, c. 1840. Bust of Oliver Cromwell, after Joseph Wilton, 19th Century. Powder Flask, c. 1655. Leather Gaiters, c. 1650. Spurs, c. 1640. Travelling Apothecary’s Cabinet, c. 1600. Pomade Chest, c. 1656. Felt Hat, c. 1653. ‘Eikon Basilike: The Portraiture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitude & Sufferings’, 1649. ‘The Royall Entertainment of the King by the Royalists of Huntingdon’, 1645. ‘The Court and Kitchen of Elizabeth, commonly called Joan Cromwell’, 1664. Henry Cromwell’s Letter Book, 1657 – 1659. “The Humble Petition and Advice presented unto his Highness the Lord Protector of Knights, Citizens and Burgesses assembled”, 1657. Letter to Captain Underwood, signed by Cromwell, June 6th, 1645 from Huntingdon. Autographed receipt signed by Oliver Cromwell, January 1643. Silver Shilling, 1658. Silver half-crown, 1656. Silver Dunbar Medal, 1650. Fairfax Medal, 1645. Harquebusier Armour, late 1640s. Cannonball, c. 1644. Ceremonial Sword, c. 1657. Mortuary Sword, c. 1650. Mortuary Sword, late 1640s. Lobster Pot Helmet Portrait of Sir Oliver Cromwell, English School, 1647, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Elizabeth Claypole (Cromwell), circle of Sir Peter Lely, c. 1655, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Lady Frances Russell (Cromwell) by John Riley, c. 1670, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of John Thurloe, Circle of William Dobson, 1650s, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Mary, Lady Fauconberg, (Cromwell), circle of Thomas Murray, c.1670, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Richard Cromwell, attributed to John Hayls, c. 1658, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Henry Cromwell, by Christian Dusart, 1655, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Elizabeth Cromwell, the Protectoress, by Robert Walker, c. 1655, Oil on Canvas. Equestrian Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, English School, c.1655, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, English School, late 1600s, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Elizabeth Cromwell, English School, late 1600s, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of King Charles I, Circle of Sir Peter Lely, Oil on Canvas. ‘Cromwell leading his Cavalry into Battle’ by Abraham Cooper, c. 1860, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Sir Oliver Cromwell, circle of Hieronimo Custodis, c.1580, Oil on Panel. Portrait of George Monck, after Samuel Cooper, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Circle of Sir Peter Lely, Oil on Canvas. ‘Study for a painting of the Battle near Boston’ by James Ward, c.1826, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Sir Thomas Fairfax, Circle of Robert Walker, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, Studio of Sir Peter Lely, Oil on Canvas. Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker, c.1649, Oil on Canvas. 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