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Monmouth's execution on Tower Hill, 15 July 1685 (O.S), in a popular print. In 1678, Monmouth was the commander of the Anglo-Dutch brigade, now fighting for the United Provinces against the French, and he distinguished himself at the Battle of Saint-Denis in August that year during the Franco-Dutch War, further increasing his reputation. [16]
Monmouth's execution on Tower Hill, 15 July 1685 (O.S). Monmouth fled from the field of battle, but was captured in a ditch on 8 July (either at Ringwood in the New Forest, or at Horton in Dorset [72]). Parliament had passed an Act of Attainder, on 13 June sentencing Monmouth to death as a traitor, [73] therefore no trial was needed before his ...
John Ketch (died November 1686), generally known as Jack Ketch, [1] was an infamous English executioner employed by King Charles II. [2] He became famous through the way he performed his duties during the tumults of the 1680s, when he was often mentioned in broadsheet accounts that circulated throughout the Kingdom of England.
Alice, Lady Lisle (September 1617 – 2 September 1685), commonly known as Alicia Lisle or Dame Alice Lyle, [1] was a landed lady of the English county of Hampshire, who was executed for harbouring fugitives after the defeat of the Monmouth Rebellion at the Battle of Sedgemoor.
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the last and decisive engagement between the Kingdom of England and rebels led by the Duke of Monmouth during the Monmouth rebellion, fought on 6 July 1685, [1] and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England, resulting in a victory for the English army.
The execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger, as pictured in the Froissart of Louis of Gruuthuse. To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a penalty in England, Wales, Ireland and the United Kingdom for several crimes, but mainly for high treason. This method was abolished in 1870.
Argyll's Rising, also known as Argyll's Rebellion, was an attempt in June 1685 to overthrow James II and VII.Led by Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, the rising was intended to tie down Royal forces in Scotland while a simultaneous rebellion under James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth began in England.
Execution of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth by Jack Ketch on Tower Hill, 15 July 1685 (O.S), in a popular print. Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex , KG , PC – Secretary of State , Master of the Rolls , Lord Privy Seal , Governor of the Isle of Wight , Justice in Eyre , Lord Great Chamberlain (1540) – executed at Tower Hill by order of ...