Women of the Cromwell Family

Explore the remarkable stories of the women of the Cromwell family through their portraits with Stuart Orme and Miranda Malins. The Cromwell Museum has a unrivalled collection of portraits of the women of the Cromwell family, three generations of whom lived through one of the most tumultuous periods of British history. Mother, wife, children and grandchildren to the man who became Lord Protector, but with their own remarkable stories to tell. This was an online webcast to explore these stories, with a filmed talk and tour of some of these iconic paintings by our curator, Stuart Orme with historian and novelist Miranda Malins, followed by an online Question and Answer session., created as part of the BBC's 'Art That Made Us' Festival. Please be aware that as this was filmed during Museum opening hours there is some background noise - please adjust your sound accordingly. You can see the related episode from the series on BBC iPlayer at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0bvgvtc/art-that-made-us-series-1-4-to-kill-a-king