Rebellion!

Join us for two days of rebellious discovery to mark the 340th anniversary of the battle of Sedgemoor!

Taunton Garrison
10.00 am - 3.00 pm
See a musket and weapon demonstration with the reenactors from the Taunton Garrison, and meet a barber surgeon and see them demonstrate 1680s battlefield medicine.

Exhibition Tours
11.30 am and 2.00 pm
Join historian and co-curator Tom Mayberry for a short gallery tour and hear more about what happened ‘After Sedgemoor’.

Visit the exhibition
Discover paintings, artefacts and documents that tell the story of what happened after the Monmouth Rebellion.

Eye-Spy Trail
£1 per child
Follow the trail and discover Museum artefacts close-up.

Visit the Rebellion Gallery
Find out how Somerset gained a reputation as a rebellious county during the 17th century

Free unless otherwise stated, drop in with suggested £5 donation

Visit our website for more information: https://swheritage.org.uk/events/rebellion/

You may also like the following events from The Museum of Somerset:

• This Friday, 13th June, 02:30 pm, Talk and Tea: Strength and Resilience in Taunton
• Next Friday, 20th June, 01:00 pm, Town Tours: Taunton on the Tone in Taunton
• This month, 28th June, 11:00 am, Taunton Town Tours: Civil War and Religion in Taunton

Also check out other Exhibitions in Taunton, Trips & Adventurous Activities in Taunton, Nonprofit events in Taunton.