It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period. Oliver Cromwell was given an elaborate funeral there in 1658, only to be disinterred in January 1661 and posthumously hanged from a gibbet at Tyburn. COUNT 5
QSN1 When did the abbey suffer damage? ANS1 1640s QSN2 Who attacked the abbey? ANS2 Puritan iconoclasts QSN3 What protected the abbey? ANS3 ties to the state during the Commonwealth QSN4 Who had a fancy funeral at the abbey in 1658? ANS4 Oliver Cromwell QSN5 When was Oliver Cromwell disinterred? ANS5 January 1661