National Covenant

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The National Covenant was a 1638 Scottish Presbyterian manifesto asserting religious and political liberties against royal interference, becoming a foundational document of the Covenanter movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
political manifesto ⓘ
religious covenant ⓘ
aimedAt limiting royal authority over the church ⓘ
preserving Presbyterian church governance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Scottish National Covenant ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
asserted political liberties ⓘ
religious liberties ⓘ
citySigned Edinburgh ⓘ
coDrafter Archibald Johnston of Wariston ⓘ
corePrinciple defence of Reformed religion in Scotland ⓘ
rejection of innovations in worship without consent of the church and kingdom ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
dateSigned 1638 ⓘ
denomination Church of Scotland ⓘ
drafter Alexander Henderson ⓘ
genre confessional document ⓘ
historicalEra 17th century ⓘ
inspiredBy Negative Confession of 1581 ⓘ
Scots Confession of 1560 ⓘ
linked to: Scots Confession
kingOpposed Charles I of England ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
legalForm covenant ⓘ
legalStatus national oath ⓘ
locationSigned Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh ⓘ
monarchOpposed Charles I of Scotland ⓘ
movement Covenanter movement ⓘ
opposed imposition of episcopacy ⓘ
royal interference in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
period Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
politicalIdeology constitutionalism ⓘ
resistance theory ⓘ
region Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
relatedTo Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
religiousTradition Reformed ⓘ
resultedIn Bishops' Wars ⓘ
formation of the Covenanters ⓘ
increased tension between Scotland and Charles I ⓘ
signatories Scottish burgesses ⓘ
Scottish ministers ⓘ
Scottish nobles ⓘ
ordinary Scottish people ⓘ
signedBy Alexander Henderson (as principal drafter and supporter) ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Henderson
theologicalPosition Presbyterian church government ⓘ
rejection of episcopal hierarchy ⓘ
year 1638 ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

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

Scottish Covenanters → hasPart → National Covenant ⓘ
Treaty of Berwick (1639) → relatedDocument → National Covenant (1638) ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
National Covenant → alsoKnownAs → Scottish National Covenant ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Cameronian movement → supported → National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Solemn League and Covenant → influencedBy → National Covenant of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Scottish Covenanter army → basedOnDocument → National Covenant ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter government → emergedFrom → Signing of the National Covenant in 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Treaty of London (1641) → relatedTo → National Covenant (1638) ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → signed → National Covenant ⓘ
subject linked to: James Graham
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh → associatedWith → National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Negative Confession of 1581 → influenced → National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Negative Confession of 1581 → servedAsModelFor → National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Cameronians → supported → National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Queensferry Paper → influencedBy → National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Covenanter movement → significantEvent → Signing of the National Covenant ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Covenanter movement → hasKeyText → National Covenant ⓘ
Lion of the Covenant → associatedWithDocument → Scottish National Covenant ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
Scottish Civil War → relatedDocument → National Covenant (1638) ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun → signed → National Covenant ⓘ
National Pact of 1943 → alsoKnownAs → National Covenant ⓘ