Victory is ours, victory is ours, bring Charley and I the finest muffins and bagels in the land… Because he sure as hell acted like a king. Rude.
In this installment we look at (Not) King Oliver with erudite historian, author, and trustee of the Cromwell Association Miranda Malins. She tries very hard to bring the facts and logic to the story like a pro, when we have seamlessly nailed our colours to the opposite wall. He’s been panned as the ultimate killjoy, and people have enjoyed bashing him for being impotent, but he had nigh on ten kids so he can’t have been a stranger to sex. This month’s cringey revelation? How Cromwell boinked for an audience. Sort of…
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