von mises
"...and originated in Wales."
- Location
- Tiverton and Honiton
This isn't particularly plausible, but given the discussion about the Jacobites yesterday in the Royal wedding thread I thought making the assumption that it could be successful might be interesting.
In 1685 the illegitimate son of Charles II, the Duke of Monmouth, landed in Lyme Regis and launched the Monmouth rebellion which resulted in the catastrophic defeat at Sedgemoor and the Bloody Assizes, and Monmouth got his head hacked off by Jack Ketch for his troubles.
However, what effects might a successful Monmouth rebellion have? I can see the Bill of Rights getting butterflied, with the lack of parliamentary involvement in the removal of James, but what about Ireland? Would we just see the *Williamite wars brought forward a few years or would a return via Ireland be rendered implausible through this?
In 1685 the illegitimate son of Charles II, the Duke of Monmouth, landed in Lyme Regis and launched the Monmouth rebellion which resulted in the catastrophic defeat at Sedgemoor and the Bloody Assizes, and Monmouth got his head hacked off by Jack Ketch for his troubles.
However, what effects might a successful Monmouth rebellion have? I can see the Bill of Rights getting butterflied, with the lack of parliamentary involvement in the removal of James, but what about Ireland? Would we just see the *Williamite wars brought forward a few years or would a return via Ireland be rendered implausible through this?