The Fifth Monarchist risings of April 1657 and January 1661
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In January 1661 London was the scene of a bloody insurrection. The rebels’ intention was to depose the recently restored Stuart monarch, Charles II and replace him with another king: Jesus. But they failed. There were roughly thirty survivors, of which thirteen were publicly executed. These rebels believed in an imminent apocalypse and were called Fifth Monarchists. Their leader was Thomas Venner.
The Fifth Monarchist risings of April 1657 and January 1661
The Fifth Monarchist risings of April 1657…
The Fifth Monarchist risings of April 1657 and January 1661
In January 1661 London was the scene of a bloody insurrection. The rebels’ intention was to depose the recently restored Stuart monarch, Charles II and replace him with another king: Jesus. But they failed. There were roughly thirty survivors, of which thirteen were publicly executed. These rebels believed in an imminent apocalypse and were called Fifth Monarchists. Their leader was Thomas Venner.