Battle of Sedgemoor
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The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final and decisive engagement of the Monmouth Rebellion, between forces loyal to James II and rebel forces led by the Duke of Monmouth. It was fought on 6 July 1685 at
The Morning of Sedgemoor Edgar Bundy, 1905
James Scott, the rebel commander
After Sedgemoor
A memorial to the battle
Bloody Assizes
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The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth Rebellion in England.
Battle of Sedgemoor
…Monmouth escaped from the battlefield but was captured, taken to London and executed nine days later. Many of Monmouth's supporters were tried during the Bloody Assizes. Many were transported abroad, while others were executed by drawing and quartering. It was the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion, by which the…
Portrait of Judge Jeffreys by John Michael Wright
A 19th-century artist's impression of Judge Jeffreys presiding over the "Bloody Assizes".