Covenanter rebellions against Charles II

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Presbyterian uprising rebellion religious conflict

The Covenanter rebellions against Charles II were a series of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian uprisings resisting the king’s attempts to impose episcopal church governance and royal control over religious practice.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Covenanter Rising of 1679 1
Covenanter rebellions against Charles II canonical 1
Covenanter uprisings 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Presbyterian uprising ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ
aimedAt limiting royal supremacy in ecclesiastical matters ⓘ
restoration of Presbyterian church government ⓘ
characterizedBy armed resistance ⓘ
field conventicles ⓘ
religious radicalization among some Covenanters ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
endTime 1688 ⓘ
followed English Civil Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ
rule of Oliver Cromwell in Scotland ⓘ
hasCause defense of Presbyterian church polity ⓘ
defense of the National Covenant ⓘ
defense of the Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ
imposition of episcopal church governance in Scotland ⓘ
royal control over religious practice ⓘ
hasEffect legacy in Scottish church-state relations ⓘ
martyrdom of many Covenanters ⓘ
severe repression of Covenanters ⓘ
strengthening of Scottish Presbyterian identity ⓘ
hasLegalContext Acts rescinding the Covenants NERFINISHED ⓘ
re-establishment of episcopacy in Scotland in 1661 ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Bothwell Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Drumclog NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Rullion Green NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cameronian rising NERFINISHED ⓘ
Killing Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pentland Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanquhar Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ
Society people insurgency ⓘ
influenced Glorious Revolution in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
settlement of Presbyterianism as the national church in Scotland after 1689 ⓘ
location Scotland ⓘ
mainSubject Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charles II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ
Scottish Privy Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stuart monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
bishops of the restored episcopal Church of Scotland ⓘ
partOf Covenanter movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms aftermath ⓘ
religiousAlignment Presbyterianism ⓘ
Reformed Protestantism ⓘ
startTime 1660 ⓘ
timePeriod Restoration era NERFINISHED ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pentland Rising → partOf → Covenanter rebellions against Charles II ⓘ
Battle of Carbisdale → relatedEvent → Covenanter rebellions against Charles II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Restoration campaigns of Charles II
Battle of Bothwell Bridge → conflict → Covenanter rebellions against Charles II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Covenanter Rising of 1679
Battle of Bothwell Bridge → partOf → Covenanter rebellions against Charles II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Covenanter uprisings