Margaret Wilson

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Margaret Wilson was a young Scottish Covenanter martyr famously executed by drowning in 1685 for refusing to renounce her Presbyterian faith during the period known as the Killing Times.

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Margaret Wilson canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
Scottish Covenanter
historical figure
ageAtDeath young adult
associatedWithEvent Wigtown Martyrs execution NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath religious persecution
centuryOfDeath 17th century
commemoratedAs Wigtown Martyr NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Wigtown Martyrs monument NERFINISHED
commemoratedIn Scottish Presbyterian tradition
convictedOf attending illegal conventicles
refusing to abjure the Covenants
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
countryOfDeath Scotland NERFINISHED
dateOfDeath 1685
hasGender female
hasRelative Agnes Wilson NERFINISHED
Thomas Wilson NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Galloway NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Scots NERFINISHED
legacy icon of religious conscience against state coercion
symbol of steadfast Presbyterian faith
mannerOfDeath execution by drowning
movement Covenanter movement NERFINISHED
notableFor martyrdom during the Killing Times
refusing to renounce her Presbyterian faith
opponent Scottish authorities enforcing episcopacy
Stuart monarchy NERFINISHED
opposed imposition of episcopacy on the Church of Scotland
partOf Killing Times NERFINISHED
Persecution of Covenanters NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Wigtown NERFINISHED
refused to swear the Abjuration Oath
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
sharesMartyrdomTraditionWith Margaret McLachlan NERFINISHED

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Covenanter persecution known as the Killing Times notableVictim Margaret Wilson
subject surface form: Killing Times