Whig Martyrs – Dorchester Executions
At the Dorchester Assize 74 men are sentenced to death, of these 13 are hung, drawn and quartered on 7 September 1685
Whig Martyrs – Lady Lisle
The story of Alicia Lisle, the first to die in Judge Jeffreys campaign in the west, the Bloody Assizes, September 1685
Fighting for Liberty 1685
Taken from original sources, Fighting for Liberty gives a gritty blow by blow account of the campaigns of 1685, that ends on the battlefield of Sedgemoor.
Death of Monmouth, July 15 1685
July 15, 1685 at about 10 o’clock Monmouth is taken to Tower Hill. Here after 5 strikes of the Axe, the executioner finally uses a knife to sever the head from the bloody corpse. The Duke is dead, but the fight for Liberty continues.
Kings Letter to Orange – July 7, 1685
On July 7, 1685 after hearing the news of the victory at Sedgemoor from Major Oglethorpe, from Whitehall, King James II wrote this letter to his son-in-law, the Prince of Orange at the Hague.
Walk the Battle of Sedgemoor
Walk the Battle before dawn Monmouth’s Army makes a bold attack on the Government Army camped at Westonzoyland. After a long bloody combat, by sunrise Monmouth is defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Battle of Sedgemoor – a new Perspective
The common misconception is the Battle of Sedgemoor was fought between a vast host of misguided peasant and a thin line of unnumbered Redcoats. That it was a forgone conclusion, but new research uncovered in my book Fighting for Liberty, has uncovered an engagement between two well matched Armies, in the early hours of July 6, 1685. It was in the balance for nearly two hours.
Battle of Norton St Philip, June 27 1685
On June 27, 1685 Feversham attacks Monmouth’s Army at the Battle of Norton St Philip. The fighting starts in the bloody lane as Grafton & his 1st Foot Guard Grenadiers attack the Whig barricade.
Keynsham Army Council, June 25 1685
After gathering up all the available intelligence the options for Monmouth’s Council of War were: attack Bristol, break out north, or London.
June 23, 1685 Council of War
Tonight you know that Churchill is at Somerton with a small force; that Bristol is unguarded; that the London Road is clear to Warminster; but a large Army left London 5 days ago. What advice would you give to Monmouth in the council meeting?