2011

SU1405 : Monmouth House

taken 13 years ago, near to Ringwood, Hampshire, England

Monmouth House
Monmouth House
On the 6th July 1685, following the Battle of Sedgemoor, James Scott the First Duke of Monmouth was captured and placed under arrest near Horton in Dorset. It is believed that he hid in a ditch disguised as a shepherd but was betrayed by a local woman who, supposedly full of guilt, later killed herself. Monmouth was taken to West Street and held in the house now named Monmouth House, whilst there he wrote a letter to James II asking for forgiveness. James refused Monmouth's plea and was tried in the Tower of London by George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, who was also known as the "Hanging Judge". For more information on the life of Monmouth visit LinkExternal link . The house itself is Grade II listed LinkExternal link . There is a blue plaque on the front that can be seen in SU1405 : Plaque on Monmouth House.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Place: Ringwood other tags: Street House Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · West Street [48] · Duke of Monmouth [3] Other Photos: · Plaque on Monmouth House ·
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SU1405, 526 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jonathan Kington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 19 November, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 21 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 144 052 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:50.8010N 1:47.7843W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 144 052
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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