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The Monmouth Rebellion

Posted on January 6, 2017 by admin

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Anyone who could count could have predicted that the Monmouth Rebellion was ill fated. When James, Duke of  Monmouth, sailed into the Harbour at Lyme on 11 June 1685, his invasion force consisted of just 83 men and three ships, two of which were fishing vessels.

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Posted in History | Tagged Dorchester, Exeter, James II, Monmouth, Poole, Protestant, Rebellion, Sherborne, Taunton, Wareham, Wells, Weymouth

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