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Laud’s Liturgy

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Anglo-Catholic worship Book forced on Scots in 1636
Rejected by Jenny Geddes on July 23 St. Giles Kirk in Edinburgh
Sparks Scot rebellion

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Andrew Melville

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Scot Minister stood before James I in 1606—two kingdoms in Scotland, 1 is political, James is king, 1 is spiritual, James is member.
Gets thrown in Tower of London

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Greyfriar’s Kirk

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Church in Edinburgh
Known for signing of National Covenant
Big prison for Covenanters in churchyard

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1636

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Laud’s Liturgy rejected by Jenny Geddes in St. Giles Kirk

Sparked Scot rebellion

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National Covenant

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1638—document rejecting absolutism, and re-establishing Presbyterianism
Basis of Covenanter movement

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Solemn League and Covenant

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1643—agreement between England and Scotland in which Scotland and England united against Charles 1 in return for England becoming Presbyterian

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Westminster Assembly

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1643—Religious meeting, mostly English, some Scottish, wrote Westminster Confession and Shorter Catechism

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1660

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Restoration of the monarchy

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1661/1662

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Episcopal re-established in Scotland, 300+ minister ejected

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Conventicles

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Illegal Covenanter meetings held in the wilderness

Those caught were shot or hanged

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Grassmarket in Edinburgh

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Place in Edinburgh were many Covenanters were hanged

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Pentland Rising/Rullion Green

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1666—first major Covenanter army/battle
900 Covenanters vs 3000 English soldiers
Scores killed or captured and executed

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Drumclog

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June 1 1679—first and only Covenanter victory

Led by Cloverhouse

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Bothwell Brig

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1679—Cloverhouse’s army defeated near Edinburgh

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Richard Cameron

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Lion of the Covenant
Led troops at Ayrsmoss
Killed

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Ayrsmoss

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1680
Battle led by Richard Cameron
Last major Covenanter battle, Scots lose

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Hugh Mackail

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Tortured and executed in 1666 at Grassmarket

Didn’t give up faith

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St. Giles Kirk

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John Knox’s church, Laud’s Liturgy rejected

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Mercat Cross

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Cross in Edinburgh

Most prominent Covenanters executed

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Samuel Rutherford

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Wrote Lex Rex—King subject to law
Rutherford’s letters published posthumously
Summoned to Privy Council 1661—too sick to go

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The Killing Times

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1684-85

Period of most violent Covenanter persecution

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James Renwick

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Executed 1688, months before Glorious Revolution

Last Covenanter martyr

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Glorious Revolution

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1688-Stuart dynasty ends, William 3 of Orange, Mary 2 corulers
Scottish church returned to former freedom
Absolutism dies in Britain

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