Overview
The name Somerset usually conjures images of green hills, picturesque harbors, and sleepy villages with thatched cottages and quaint pubs — but that’s only part of the story.
- What about the slaughter on Sedgemoor in July 1685, and its terrible aftermath in the infamous Bloody Assizes?
- What dark deeds unfolded along the coast during the heyday of the smugglers?
- Who was the curate who ended up in a cauldron, or the abbot who was hanged, drawn, and quartered?
- And why were there riots in Radstock in 1830?
The answers to these — and many other macabre questions — can be found within these pages. Journey into the darker corners of Somerset’s history and meet the extraordinary characters who shaped this beloved county in unexpected, and sometimes horrifying, ways.
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