Elizabeth Cromwell house of her son-in-law, John Claypole, at Norborough in Northamptonshire, where she remained until she died in November 1665 and was buried in Northborough church on 19 November. Elizabeth Cromwell died in 1665 and five of her nine children survived her as well as numerous grandchildren. In the 1970 film "Cromwell", the part of Elizabeth, Oliver Cromwell's wife, was played by Zena Walker. The part of Oliver Cromwell was played by Irish actor Richard Harris. Attribution: Elizabeth Cromwell Elizabeth Cromwell ("née" Bourchier; 1598–1665) was the wife of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. Elizabeth was the daughter
Dorothy Tutin in Peter Brook's film version of "The Beggar's Opera" (1953). Her next major film role was as Lucie in the film "A Tale of Two Cities" (1958), opposite Dirk Bogarde. She continued to divide her appearances among stage, TV and film, appearing in the title role of a television production of Jean Anouilh's "Antigone" (1969) and the film "Cromwell" (1970) as Queen Henrietta Maria, and then played Anne Boleyn in the BBC's series "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (also 1970), which starred Keith Michell in the title role. She also played Margot Asquith, the wife of Prime Minister H.H.