Events


What's on

The Cromwell Museum has a wide variety of temporary exhibitions, events, talks and tours throughout the year to appeal to a range of interests. The entries below are our current programme for the next few months.

17th Century School

27-05-26 - 27-05-26
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Discover what school was like 400 years ago!
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17th Century School

30-05-26 - 30-05-26
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Discover what school was like 400 years ago!
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Meet the Barber Surgeon

16-05-26 - 16-05-26
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Discover some of the gruesome cures, medicines and surgery of the 1600s!
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Cromwell's Huntingdon Guided Walk

28-04-26 - 28-04-26
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
An evening guided walk exploring Huntingdon in the 1600s, including Royal visits, Civil War battles, Witchcraft and Cromwell!
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Cromwell's St Ives Guided Walk

21-04-26 - 21-04-26
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join us for an evening walk around historic St Ives to explore what it was like in the 1600s when Oliver Cromwell was resident!
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Cromwell Museum Spring Online Lecture Series 2026

20-05-26 - 10-06-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
A four part lecture series on aspects of the life and times of Oliver Cromwell and the 17th Century by top experts in their field.
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‘Cromwell's Centurion: Philip Skippon & Cromwell': a talk by Ismini Pells

20-05-26 - 20-05-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Skippon: unsung hero of the Parliamentarian cause? What was his relationship with Cromwell?
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'Robert Blake & the English Empire in the 1650s': a talk by Richard Blakemore

27-05-26 - 27-05-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The admiral that Nelson bowed to in reputation; who was he and how did he help grow the empire?
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‘Artillery in Battle during the First Civil War': a talk by Simon Marsh

03-06-26 - 03-06-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
What role did cannon play on the battlefields of the Civil Wars? Was it more effective than is often thought?
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‘Cromwellian Court Culture’: a talk by Patrick Little

10-06-26 - 10-06-26
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
What was the court of Cromwell as Lord Protector like? Was it like the royal courts of the period?
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