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Sedgemoor

Westonzoyland, Somerset

The last pitched battle on English soil, and the Bloody Assizes that followed.

In 1685 the Duke of Monmouth, an illegitimate son of Charles II, landed at Lyme Regis to seize the throne from his uncle, James II. His army of Somerset farmers and craftsmen tried a night attack on the king's army at Sedgemoor, but were spotted and cut down.

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When
6 July 1685
Where
51.1100, -2.9100
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

A memorial stone stands on the battlefield near Westonzoyland. The church has a display.

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