The Duke of Monmouth crushed the Covenanting army at Bothwell Bridge. The Covenanters were hopelessly divided — arguing theology while the government prepared to attack. Around 1,200 prisoners were marched to Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh where they were held for months in terrible conditions. The "Greyfriars Martyrs" became a defining image of the Killing Time.
c.700 killed; c.1,200 captured
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