Taunton Assizes
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Taunton Assizes was a historic English court in Taunton, Somerset, best known for hosting some of the most infamous trials of the Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assize court
ⓘ
historic court ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent | Monmouth Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bloody Assizes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monmouth Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ political repression ⓘ public executions ⓘ transportation sentences ⓘ treason trials ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | court house ⓘ |
| hasJudge |
George Jeffreys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableReputation |
severity of sentences during the Bloody Assizes
ⓘ
symbol of Stuart repression after the Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ |
| hearsCaseType |
felony
ⓘ
serious criminal offences ⓘ treason ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of some of the most infamous trials of the Bloody Assizes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Somerset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western counties of England ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
Taunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDate | 1685 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bloody Assizes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trials following the Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Circuit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
assize system in England and Wales ⓘ |
| replacedBy | permanent crown courts in England and Wales ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Crown of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underMonarch | James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Bloody Assizes trials
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil trials ⓘ criminal trials ⓘ crown court sessions ⓘ |
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