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5 days ago · James Scott, duke of Monmouth, an illegitimate son of Charles II, was Shaftesbury’s personal choice for the throne had Exclusion succeeded. Monmouth recruited tradesmen and farmers as he marched through the West Country on the way to defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor .
20 hours ago · The second Army was led by James, Duke of Monmouth who landed in England, to become known as the Pitchfork Rebellion. The plan was for Argyll to hold a strong position in Argyllshire, diverting Government troops his way.
20 hours ago · The key dates & events of the Monmouth Rebellion in England & Scotland by the Duke of Monmouth & Earl of Argyll against King James II/VII
20 hours ago · On the morning of July 5, 1685, the Duke of Monmouth and his Whig Army were in Bridgwater, while the Earl of Feversham with the Government army was at Somerton 15 miles away. That evening it had been agreed by the Whig army council that they would march north to Bristol.
4 days ago · James the Second, 1685: An Act to Attaint James Duke of Monmouth of High-Treason. [Chapter II. Rot. Parl. nu. 2.] Statutes of the Realm: Volume 6, 1685-94. Originally published by Great Britain Record Commission, s.l, 1819. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
3 days ago · The most notable was William Grindlay or Grinlaw of Monklands (c. 1640), who in June 1679 fought with the Covenanter army at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge against the Scottish government troops of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth.
4 days ago · James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. 1682–8: Christopher Monk, Duke of Albemarle. 1689–1748: Charles Seymour, Duke of Somerset. 1748–68: Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle. 1768–1811: Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton. 1811–34: William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester. 1834–40: John Jeffreys Pratt, Marquis Camden. 1840 ...
