BLOODY ASSIZES

Domain	Definition
Literature	Bloody Assizes The infamous assizes held by Judge Jeffreys in 1685. Three hundred were executed, more whipped or imprisoned, and a thousand sent to the plantations for taking part in Monmouth's rebellion. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Bloody Assizes

Bloody Assizes

The Bloody Assizes were the series of trials in the aftermouth of the Battle of Sedgemoor following the Monmouth Rebellion in England.

James II of England sent the infamous Judge Jeffreys to round up and try the defeated supporters of the rebel James, Duke of Monmouth. About 1300 people were found guilty, many being transported abroard, while some suffered drawing and quartering.

The ruthlessness of the event resulted in the name of the "Bloody Assizes". They are still remembered in the South West of England.

Commercial Usage: BLOODY ASSIZES

Domain	Title
Books	Sedgemoor 1685: From Monmouth's Invasion to the Bloody Assizes (reference) (more book examples)
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Anagrams: BLOODY ASSIZES

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