Original: On 20 June 1685 the Duke of Monmouth crowned himself king of England at Taunton during the Monmouth Rebellion and in the autumn of that year Judge Jeffreys was based in the town during the Bloody Assizes that followed the Battle of Sedgemoor .
Simplified: In 1685 , Judge Jefferies was based in Taunton during the Bloody Assizes that followed the Battle of Sedgemoor .