Scottish Covenanters
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The Scottish Covenanters were a 17th-century Presbyterian movement in Scotland that organized religious and political resistance to royal attempts to impose episcopal control over the Church of Scotland.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish Covenanters canonical | 36 |
| Confederate Catholics of Ireland | 1 |
| Covenanter | 1 |
| Covenanters | 1 |
| Robert Monro led the Scottish Covenanter forces | 1 |
| Scottish Covenanter forces | 1 |
| Scottish Covenanters' struggle | 1 |
| Scottish Engagers | 1 |
| field‑preaching Covenanters | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| causeOf | Covenanter persecution known as the Killing Times ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| goal |
defence of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland
ⓘ
limitation of royal control over the church ⓘ maintenance of the purity of Reformed worship ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
Christ’s headship over the church
ⓘ
binding nature of covenants on church and nation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
National Covenant
ⓘ
Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ |
| ideology |
Presbyterian church polity
ⓘ
Reformed theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cameronian movement
ⓘ
Church of Scotland ⓘ Presbyterian churches in Ireland ⓘ Presbyterianism in North America ⓘ Reformed Presbyterian Church ⓘ Scottish Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish English ⓘ |
| location | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| mainTerritory |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
|
| notableMember |
Alexander Henderson
ⓘ
Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
David Dickson ⓘ Donald Cargill ⓘ James Guthrie ⓘ Richard Cameron ⓘ Samuel Rutherford ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles I of England and Scotland
Charles II of England ⓘ
surface form:
Charles II of England and Scotland
James VII of Scotland ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
episcopacy in the Church of Scotland
ⓘ
royal supremacy over the church ⓘ |
| participant |
Scottish burghers
ⓘ
Scottish clergy ⓘ Scottish nobility ⓘ rural Presbyterian laity ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Bothwell Bridge
ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) ⓘ Battle of Kilsyth (1645) ⓘ Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) ⓘ Bishops' Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Bishops’ Wars
Glorious Revolution ⓘ Killing Times ⓘ Pentland Rising ⓘ Restoration of the monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration of Charles II
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ signing of the National Covenant ⓘ signing of the Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ |
| startTime | 1638 ⓘ |
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Confederate Catholics of Ireland
this entity surface form:
Scottish Covenanter forces
this entity surface form:
Scottish Engagers
this entity surface form:
Robert Monro led the Scottish Covenanter forces
this entity surface form:
Covenanters
subject surface form:
Killing Times
this entity surface form:
Scottish Covenanters' struggle
subject surface form:
Killing Times
subject surface form:
Killing Times
this entity surface form:
field‑preaching Covenanters
this entity surface form:
Covenanter
subject surface form:
Battle of Philiphaugh
subject surface form:
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven