The Monmouth Rebellion is a significant part of England’s 17th century history, with Guildford’s Abbot’s Hospital and an early form of the Queen’s Regiment of Surrey playing their part.
Here is the story in brief, in the form of an exquisitely drawn strip cartoon by William Butler.
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The Dragon thanks William Butler for this illustrated story.
You can read more about it in detail here on the Battlefields Hub website.
And click here for more about the Duke of Monmouth’s stay at Abbot’s Hospital on its own website.
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