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.
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Courtrooms by Candlelight
20-10-24 - 20-10-24
6:00 PM -
9:00 PM
Explore the historic Huntingdon Town Hall by candlelight in an atmospheric tour... but beware in case some of the stories come to life...
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Cromwell's Watch
01-10-24 - 10-11-24
10:00 AM -
4:00 PM
A rare opportunity to see Oliver Cromwell's pocket watch!
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Cromwell Museum Autumn Online Lecture Series 2024
06-11-24 - 27-11-24
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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John Bradshawe and the Aftermath of Regicide: a talk by Charlotte Young
06-11-24 - 06-11-24
7:30 PM -
9:00 PM
Bradshawe was the judge tasked with sentencing Charles I to death in 1649; what impact did this have on this ‘chief regicide’?
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Republic: Britain's Revolutionary Decade: a talk by Alice Hunt
13-11-24 - 13-11-24
7:30 PM -
9:00 PM
Explore the political and cultural story of the revolutionary decade of the 1650s, with the remarkable people who lived through and made it.
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The Fall: The Last Days of the English Republic: a talk by Henry Reece
20-11-24 - 20-11-24
7:30 PM -
9:00 PM
Was the Restoration of the Monarchy inevitable in 1660? Could the Republic have survived instead?
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Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief: a talk by Ronald Hutton
27-11-24 - 27-11-24
7:30 PM -
9:00 PM
With the Civil War appearing to be won in 1647 and the King captured, how was Oliver Cromwell’s political and military career transformed?
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October Half Term: Cromwellian Clock Making
29-10-24 - 29-10-24
10:30 AM -
3:00 PM
Join us during October half term with your family and take part in this free craft activity!
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October Half Term: Cromwellian Clock Making
31-10-24 - 31-10-24
10:30 AM -
3:30 PM
Join us during October half term with your family and take part in this free craft activity!
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Spinning and Weaving Workshops
13-11-24 - 13-11-24
12:00 PM -
4:00 PM
Join us for an introduction to the ancient crafts of drop spinning and simple weaving, using a handheld heddle loom.
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Spinning and Weaving Workshops
16-11-24 - 16-11-24
12:00 PM -
4:00 PM
Join us for an introduction to the ancient crafts of drop spinning and simple weaving, using a handheld heddle loom.
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Cromwell's Head: the Death and Afterlife of Oliver Cromwell
16-11-24 - 30-03-25
11:00 AM -
3:30 PM
Explore the darkly fascinating story of Cromwell's demise... and his head thereafter!
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