Was oliver cromwell exhumed

Answer 1

He certainly was. On his return from exile and on the monarchy being restored, Charles II had Cromwell and two others of high office - who acted their parts in his fathers regicide - and had them hung, drawn and quartered as was the punishment for high treason.

Many others were executed, but these were the only ones who were exhumed and 'executed' after death, although as they were already dead it was mostly symbolic.

The various body parts were displayed at several locations on Britain - serving to deter others from the same crime - and many years later a storm dislodged Cromwell's mummified head from its Pike atop the Tower of London, where it landed in the street. A soldier picked it up and sold it as a trophy. Cromwell's head changed hands several times before finally being buried in an undisclosed place, in 1960.