Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685 -- Early works to 1800

Answer to the following letter: “The declaration of James Duke of Monmouth, & the noblemen, gentlemen & others, now in arms, for defence & vindication of the Protestant religion, & the laws, rights, & privileges of England, from the invasion made upon them, & for delivering the kingdom from the usurpation & tyranny of James Duke of York.”………After the failed Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, in which he tried to depose the Catholic King James II, he was executed at Tower Hill by beheading on July 15, 1685.

Subtitle: Included within: the way Charles II, King of England, recently died. How many perilous conspiracies he had subdued? How many were eager to take the crown after his death? Was the Duke of Monmouth the rightful heir? And what is to be made of his legitimation, in which the Duke of York blundered; and which of these should wear the crown? And how England may survive this disaster? With many curious incidents and legal regulations, [the solution] offered to the reader. Frankfurt and Leipzig - found at the home of Christian Weidmannen, printed in 1685.

Written about the Catholic James II of England & Ireland (aka James VII of Scotland); ruled from 1685-1688, when he was deposed in favor of the Protestant William III during the Glorious Revolution.