1876 Steel Engraving James Scott Duke Monmouth Rebellion Portrait Nobleman XEOA9 ABS2 West Virginia in which John

West Virginia in which John Brown was sentenced to be hanged for his raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859

France during the Franco-Prussian War that took place between 1870-71

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1876 Steel Engraving James Scott Duke Monmouth Rebellion Portrait Nobleman XEOA9 ABS2 West Virginia in which JohnThis is an original 1876 black and white steel engraving of James Scott, the 1st Duke of Monmouth. He was the illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter, which gave him the misguided idea that he had a right to the English throne upon his father's death. Well versed in the art of war, he was no stranger to uprisings and took it upon himself to create one, which was later known as the Monmouth Rebellion. Despite his best efforts,