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1685

Monmouth Rebellion

1685

Charles II's illegitimate Protestant son James, Duke of Monmouth, landed at Lyme Regis and led a ragged army of West Country peasants against the new Catholic king James II. He was routed at Sedgemoor, the last battle on English soil, and beheaded. Judge Jeffreys' Bloody Assizes hanged hundreds more in reprisal.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1684: Holy League Formed
After: 1686: Buda Reconquered from the Ottomans

Before and after in War

Before: 1683: Qing Conquers Taiwan
After: 1686: Buda Reconquered from the Ottomans

Era

Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Monmouth Rebellion