Description: A map of southwestern England during the reign of King James II leading up to the Glorious Revolution (1688), and the ascension of William of Orange as King of England. During this period, two campaigns to usurp the throne took place in the region. The first, by James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (failed) in 1685 and the second by William of Orange in 1688. The map shows the 1685 route (dashed lines) of Monmouth from Lyme in Dorset to Philip's Norton, and then to the battle site of Sedgemoor, where his army was defeated and he was captured. The route of William is shown by a dark solid line from Brixham on Torbay to London, where he claimed the throne from James.
Place Names: United Kingdom, Dumfries, Perth, Selkirk, Peebles, Edinburgh, Edinborough, Glasgow, Stirling, Dundee, Kincardine, Inverness, Caithness, Sutherland, Ross, Aberdee
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
boundaries
Keywords: The Campaigns of Monmouth and the Prince of Orange in West England, physical, political, scotland 1641 to 1892, physical features, major political subdivisions,
country borders, inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
boundaries, Unknown, 1685–1688
Source: Samuel Rawson Gardiner D.C.L., L.L.D., School Atlas of English History (London, England: Longmans, Green, and Co.1, 1914) 33
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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