Castle Bow is a Grade I listed building and originally formed the east gate to the precints of Taunton Castle. In 1685 the Duke of Monmouth used the c

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Castle Bow is a Grade I listed building and originally formed the east gate to the precints of Taunton Castle. In 1685 the Duke of Monmouth used the castle as a base before he defeated King James II at Sedgemoor. Judge Jeffreys then held his Bloody Assizes in the castle's Great Hall.

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Size: 8736px × 11648px
Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
Photo credit: © Terry Mathews / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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