Baron Jeffreys

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Whig_Party
gptkb:The_Jacobite_risings
gptkb:James_II_of_England
gptkb:The_Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkb:The_English_Parliament
gptkb:The_English_monarchy
gptkb:The_Act_of_Settlement_1701
gptkb:The_English_Bill_of_Rights
gptkb:The_Tory_Party
The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution of 1688
The Trial of the Seven Bishops
The_English_legal_system
The_English_civil_liberties
The_English_constitution
The_English_historical_figures.
The_English_judicial_reforms
The_English_judiciary
The_English_legal_reforms
The_English_political_history
gptkbp:born 1645
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:William_III_of_England
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Osborne,_1st_Duke_of_Leeds
gptkb:Robert_Spencer,_2nd_Earl_of_Sunderland
gptkb:Henry_Compton
gptkbp:contribution Legal reforms
gptkbp:court Court of King's Bench
gptkbp:died 1689
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Jeffreys
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced public perception of justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baron Jeffreys
gptkbp:influence Legal_history_in_England
Judicial_practices_in_England
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sir_Edward_Coke
gptkbp:knownFor Harsh sentencing
Judicial cruelty
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_English_history
gptkbp:notableFeature The Monmouth Rebellion trials
gptkbp:notableFor The Bloody Assizes
gptkbp:occupation judge
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Tory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_William_Scroggs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:The_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:reputation Tyrant
gptkbp:role Lord Chancellor
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Jeffreys
gptkbp:successor Lord Chief Justice of England
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Jeffreys