Monmouth
County in Wales
Monmouth is a town in southeastern Wales at the confluence of the Monnow and Wye rivers, historically significant as the birthplace of Henry V.
The name appears in various places settled by Welsh emigrants, including towns in New Jersey and Illinois.
The Duke of Monmouth led a failed rebellion against James II in 1685.
The Battle of Monmouth was a major engagement of the American Revolution.
Mid-Atlantic coastal state
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- Molly PitcherWar folklore female combatant
Clinton · 1778 · artillery · retreat · courthouse · American Revolution · redcoats · patriots
Celtic British principality
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- market townSettlement with regular trading
- county townAdministrative seat of district
- GeoffreyMasculine given name
Rolls · castle · priory · border · Marches · Gwent · Henry V · birthplace
A four-digit date
- DukeHigh-ranking noble title
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
Protestant · execution · claimant · illegitimate · Charles II · Somerset · Dorset · West Country
Highest-ranking nobleman
- earlBritish hereditary noble rank
- duchyNoble-ruled territory
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- nobilityTitled ruling class
aristocracy · hereditary · succession · attainder · Stuart · royalty · lineage · ennoblement
New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic coastal state
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
Clinton · Molly Pitcher · 1778 · artillery · retreat · courthouse · American Revolution · redcoats · patriots · musket
Wales
Celtic British principality
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- market townSettlement with regular trading
- county townAdministrative seat of district
Geoffrey · Rolls · castle · priory · border · Marches · Gwent · Henry V · birthplace · medieval
1685
A four-digit date
- DukeHigh-ranking noble title
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
insurrection · Protestant · execution · claimant · illegitimate · Charles II · Somerset · Dorset · West Country · Taunton
duke
Highest-ranking nobleman
nobility · aristocracy · hereditary · succession · attainder · Stuart · royalty · lineage · ennoblement
MonmouthCardiff
Welsh seat of government
Swansea · Newport · London · Birmingham
- Geoffrey of MonmouthMedieval British pseudo-historian