Proclamation by James VII, 1685.
James VII was responding to the arrival of the exiled Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, illegitimate son of Charles II, who had landed in Dorset planning to overthrow the new Catholic king.
The Monmouth rebellion
Proclamation by James VII, 1685.
James VII was responding to the arrival of the exiled Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, illegitimate son of Charles II, who had landed in Dorset planning to overthrow the new Catholic king.