Exeter Assizes
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Exeter Assizes was a historic English court venue in Exeter, Devon, known for hosting significant criminal trials, including some of the infamous Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assize court
ⓘ
historic court venue ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
English civil law
ⓘ
English criminal law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Monmouth Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Assize courts in England
ⓘ
History of Exeter ⓘ Legal history of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1685 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Courts Act 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | common law ⓘ |
| hasCourtLevel | superior court of record ⓘ |
| hasJudge |
George Jeffreys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King's Bench judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
circuit barristers
ⓘ
circuit judges ⓘ grand jury ⓘ petty jury ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCase |
capital offences
ⓘ
felonies ⓘ serious misdemeanours ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
local quarter sessions
ⓘ
petty sessions ⓘ |
| heldAt |
Exeter Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exeter Guildhall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | regional centre of royal justice ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| notableFor |
severity of sentences during Bloody Assizes
ⓘ
trials of Monmouth rebels ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Crown Court of England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exeter Crown Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Bloody Assizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | High Court of Justice (historical predecessors) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil trials
ⓘ
criminal trials ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.