54. The Pitchfork Rebellion, Somerset.
Neil Oliver’s Love Letter to the British Isles
May 31, 2021
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54. The Pitchfork Rebellion, Somerset.
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<p>In this podcast we’re landing in Lyme Regis with a swashbuckling Duke who is determined to be the King.</p><br /><p>Charles II’s eldest illegitimate son, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, lands in the west country with a small army of soldiers intent on deposing his catholic uncle, King James II.</p><p>The duke’s uprising gains momentum and his army swells to around 8000 strong. Because the majority of the Duke’s new raw recruits are agricultural worker, rather than trained soldiers, it becomes known as the pitchfork rebellion.</p><p>The Duke’s and the King’s army meet at Sedgemoor in what is the last battle of any note ever fought on English soil.</p><br /><p>Sign up to Neil Oliver on Patreon to help support this podcast and get exclusive access to New Videos Every Week.</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver</a></p><p>The series Instagram account is – Neil Oliver Love Letter</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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