#BloodyAssizes - Twitter Hashtag

about 2 months ago

#otd 7 September 1685, 13 men are executed in Dorchester for supporting Monmouth's rebellion. There are the first of many that will last until January 1686. Follow #bloodyassizes Discover why they committed treason in Charles II's #SecretQueen out soon from @penswordbooks

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Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks

about 2 months ago

Breaking News #otd 28 August 1685 Alice Lisle is sentenced to burn by Judge Jeffreys after a sham trial. Discover the cause of all this pain in Chalres II's #SecretQueen on preorder from @penswordbooks #17thcentury #BloodyAssizes #KeepitStuart #TrueStory

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Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks

about 2 months ago

#onthisday 27 August 1685 the Alice Lisle Trial Verdict was IN! Was it Guilty or Guilty? #KingsJustice #Historyfacts #JudgeJeffreys #bloodyassizes Discover why the true story of Charles IIs Secret Queen made this treason. Out October from @penswordbooks

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Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks

2 months ago

#onthisday 26 August 1685 the infamous Judge Jeffreys kicks off the #bloodyassizes ready for the showcase trial of Mrs Alice Lisle tomorrow. Discovery the treasonous truth behind the Assizes in my book Charles IIs Secret Queen from @penswordbooks

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Susan Margaret Cooper - Author & Researcher 📜 @SueCooperBridge

9 months ago

#HistoryNotes 📜👨‍⚖️ After hearing of his demise in the #TowerofLondon, on 18 April 1689, many in the West Country wouldn’t have mourned the death of #GeorgeJeffreys #1stBaronJeffreys, "the Hanging Judge", he of the #BloodyAssizes fame, following the failed #MonmouthRebellion 1685.

SueCooperBridge's tweet photo. #HistoryNotes 📜👨‍⚖️
After hearing of his demise in the #TowerofLondon, on 18 April 1689, many in the West Country wouldn’t have mourned the death of #GeorgeJeffreys #1stBaronJeffreys, "the Hanging Judge", he of the #BloodyAssizes fame, following the failed #MonmouthRebellion 1685. https://t.co/guJLtgT6j9

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Nicholas Cook @njmcook

about 2 years ago

History. The #BloodyAssizes after the #MonmouthRebellion, of 1685.

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Histories in Crime @HistoriesC

over 4 years ago

Judge John Jeffreys of the #BloodyAssizes was born #onthisday in 1645. A prominent lawyer, and as Lord Chancellor to James II, his reputation as “The Hanging Judge” was cemented with the harsh sentences he imposed on those convicted as supporters of the Monmouth Rebellion.

HistoriesC's tweet photo. Judge John Jeffreys of the #BloodyAssizes was born #onthisday in 1645. A prominent lawyer, and as Lord Chancellor to James II, his reputation as “The Hanging Judge” was cemented with the harsh sentences he imposed on those convicted as supporters of the Monmouth Rebellion. https://t.co/o3hO2gLVAu

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Rosy Cole Author @pilgrimrose

over 5 years ago

@leefer3 My ancestor also lost his head in that Rebellion of 1685. Monmouth was beheaded #OTD that year, my ancestor in October, found guilty by Judge Jeffreys at the #BloodyAssizes, Taunton.

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Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks

about 6 years ago

#OnThisDayInHistory Winchester August 28, 1685: Lord Jeffreys, acting as both Judge and prosecutor, sentences Lady Alicia Lisle to burn at the stake. This is the first act in what #History will call the #BloodyAssizes. Her crime was #FightingforLiberty1685. #WhigMartyrs #otd

Warwalks's tweet photo. #OnThisDayInHistory Winchester August 28, 1685: Lord Jeffreys, acting as both Judge and prosecutor, sentences Lady Alicia Lisle to burn at the stake. This is the first act in what #History will call the #BloodyAssizes. Her crime was #FightingforLiberty1685. #WhigMartyrs #otd https://t.co/fEp1VvN1AP

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Steve Carter 🗡️ @Warwalks

about 7 years ago

September 10, 1685 #otd at the Dorchester Assize, Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys on behalf of King James II, gives out the kings justice. Of the 361, 74 will die and 200 will be sold as slaves. #BloodyAssizes https://t.co/uEO8CaymK8 #FightingForLiberty