Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685)

Was his reputation as an egregious courtroom bully deserved?

Copyright © 2003 by Hugo S. Cunningham

First posted 20030215
trivial update 20050507



Sir George Jeffreys, Recorder of London 1678-80.
Painting by an unknown artist. (National Portrait Gallery)
Source of photo -- frontispiece of P. J. Helm, Jeffreys. We scanned the head only from a 3/4 length seated portrait.


Index

Brief biographical summaries of Judge Jeffreys
The historical context (1658-1688)

Conflicting views on the "Bloody Assizes" (1685)

Biographical summaries

The Historical Context (1658-1688)

Conflicting views of Judge Jeffries and the "Bloody Assizes"


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