1685: The
Battle of Sedgemoor in Somerset - the last on English soil - took place with victory for James II's Royalist forces over the rebels under the Duke of Monmouth.
A The Battle of Hastings B The
Battle of Sedgemoor C The Battle of Naseby D The Battle of Stirling Bridge 12.
1685: The
Battle of Sedgemoor in Somerset - the last on English soil - took place with victory for James II's Royalist forces over the rebels under James' nephew the Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II.
"Though the novel is fiction, its based on historical events, such as the Monmouth Rebellion and Henry Bittman, a doctor who cared for soldiers in the
Battle of Sedgemoor," said Director Connie Canaday Howard.
Which rebellion was defeated at the
Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685?
1685: The
Battle of Sedgemoor in Somerset took place - the last on English soil - with victory for James II's Royalist forces over the rebels under the Duke of Monmouth.
3 Which English novelist took part in Monmouth's rebellion against James II in 1685, escaping after the
Battle of Sedgemoor?
Real Deal WITH regards to the chairs, Jeffreys became known as "the hanging judge" for the part he played in the Bloody Assizes, the series of trials that took place in the aftermath of the
Battle of Sedgemoor which put an end to the Monmouth Rebellion.
1685: The
Battle of Sedgemoor in Somerset took place - the last pitched battle on English soil - with victory for James II's Royalist forces over the rebels under the Duke of Monmouth.
The George Inn, Bath -the Duke of Monmouth's base for the 1685
Battle of Sedgemoor - has also been singled out by Camra which wants other pubs to be nominated by drinkers.
Also on This Day: 1685: James II's troops defeated the Duke of Monmouth at the
Battle of Sedgemoor, the last battle fought on English soil; 1747: Birth of American naval hero John Paul Jones; 1885: Louis Pasteur successfully treated a subject with his anti-rabies vaccine; 1893: Death of French writer Guy de Maupassant; 1907: The Brooklands motor racing circuit was opened; 1928: The first all-talking feature film, The Lights of New York, was shown in New York; 1952: London's first tram ran.