O.K. A quick historical one. Which was the last town in England, outside of London, to see a member of the royal family crown himself King of England ?
A couple of clues. 'He crowned himself'. He was the son of a King but never actually went into the history books as having reigned as a king. His 'coronation' was not recognized by the entire country.
Another clue is the town. This town has had 2 very famous magistrates who worked there at different historical periods.
Further clues. The man was the son of a King and was born in Rotterdam. He was also the last member of the royal family to be executed on English soil. The town supported him and, as a result, Queen Victoria's train sped up through the railway station (With blinds drawn down) even though the mayor and his dignitaries were waiting on the platform to great her - the train did exactly the same in a neighbouring town on the same journey even though this was many years after the events concerned.
You're getting so close that I'm going to have to give it to you. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and the illegitimate son of Charles the second. Landed in Dorset and proclaimed himself King at Chard, Axminster and Bridgwater but crowned himself at Taunton before losing the battle of Sedgemoor. Taunton was what I was looking for. The 2 magistrates I mentioned who worked in Taunton were Judge Jeffries and later Henry Fielding (Writer of Tom Jones). Over to you Ron.
