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  1. www.britannica.com › place › United-KingdomUnited Kingdom - Monarchy, Revolution, Union | Britannica

    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 .

  2. www.salisburyjournal.co.uk › features › journalfeaturesDuke of Monmouth imprisoned in Ringwood before execution

    5 days ago · Several weeks following the execution of Monmouth, James II appointed the infamous Judge George Jeffreys to address the numerous individuals facing accusations of participating in the rebellion. Upon arriving at Winchester , the future Lord Chief Justice wasted no time in revealing his plans.

  3. www.british-history.ac.uk › survey-london › vols31-2Brewer Street and Great Pulteney Street Area | British History...

    4 days ago · In 1729 and 1730 the house was occupied by Henry Scott, first Earl of Deloraine, son of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. Deloraine died on 25 December 1730. (fn. 76) He was succeeded by David Middleton, 1732–7, and he in turn in 1738 by John Hickford.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Anne,_Queen_of_Great_BritainAnne, Queen of Great Britain - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Anne was born at 11:39 p.m. on 6 February 1665 at St James's Palace, London, the fourth child and second daughter of the Duke of York (later King James II and VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Her father was the younger brother of King Charles II , who ruled the three kingdoms of England , Scotland and Ireland , and her mother was the ...

  5. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › cambsThe University of Cambridge: Chancellors | British History Online

    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 ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sarah,_Duchess_of_YorkSarah, Duchess of York - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · She is a descendant of King Charles II of England via three of his illegitimate children: Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond; James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth; and Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex.

  7. www.british-history.ac.uk › statutes-realm › vol6James Duke of Monmouth attainted of High Treason. - British...

    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.