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Date 1683

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Key People

William Carstares
Scottish minister
duke of Monmouth
James Scott, duke of Monmouth
English noble
Algernon Sidney
Algernon Sidney
English politician
William Russell, Lord Russell
English politician
Robert Ferguson
British conspirator
Robert Baillie
Scottish rebel