Keynsham Rebels

By Mr Jonathan C Medlin

Keynsham Rebels
When Jon discovers a seventeenth-century musket ball beside the River Avon in Keynsham, he expects little more than a small historical curiosity. Instead, a cut on his finger awakens something far stranger.
As fever takes hold, Jon begins experiencing vivid visions of the past - glimpses of a rebel army camped in the same meadow more than three centuries earlier during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
At the centre of those visions stands is Johan, a mysterious sailor also known as Juan, a battle-hardened rebel helping inexperienced farmers and miners prepare to face royal cavalry.
With the help of local archivist Eileen, Jon pieces together the forgotten story of a skirmish that helped change the course of the rebellion.
But history is rarely simple.
As new discoveries emerge, from ancient records to unexpected modern sources, the line between past and present begins to blur. And the quiet meadow beside the Avon may still hold more than one truth.
Inspired by real events from the Monmouth Rebellion, Keynsham Rebels is a haunting story of memory, history, and the quiet lives that shaped the landscapes around us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GV4QBWR6
• ISBN13: 9798253656983
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"