On this day - July 6In 1685 the army of James, Duke of Monmouth, claimant to the throne, was defeated by the army of James II at the battle of Sedgemoor, the last major battle to be fought on English soil. |
| Born today; John Flaxman (1755-1826), the English sculptor who designed much of Wedgewoods original pottery. |
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