Trivia Thursday: Off With His Head!
This Week’s Question: Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England during the Commonwealth, was beheaded on this day in 1661. What was unusual about this execution? Last Week’s Question: The union of Scotland and England, which was ratified by Scotland on 16 January 1707, may have been partly prompted by which financial disaster? Answer: That would be the Darien Scheme, or the Darien Disaster, as it … Continue reading Trivia Thursday: Off With His Head!