Scottish Covenanter government

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The Scottish Covenanter government was the Presbyterian-led regime that ruled Scotland during the mid-17th century, championing the National Covenant and opposing royal attempts to impose Anglican-style religious reforms.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Presbyterian regime ⓘ
historical government ⓘ
allianceDocument Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ
basedOnDocument National Covenant ⓘ
Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ
capital Edinburgh ⓘ
constitutionalChange abolition of episcopacy in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
assertion of parliamentary and church authority over royal prerogative in religious matters ⓘ
controlledInstitution General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
emergedFrom Signing of the National Covenant in 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant
endPeriod 1651 ⓘ
executiveBody Committee of Estates ⓘ
governmentType confessional state ⓘ
monarchy with limited royal authority in church affairs ⓘ
historicalRegion Early modern Scotland ⓘ
ideology Covenanting movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
involvedInConflict Bishops' Wars ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
keyFigure Alexander Henderson ⓘ
David Leslie, Lord Newark ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Robert Baillie ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
leader Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll ⓘ
legacy entrenchment of Presbyterianism in Scottish religious identity ⓘ
legislativeBody Scottish Parliament ⓘ
militaryForce Covenanter armies ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Dunbar (1650) ⓘ
Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
Battle of Newburn ⓘ
Battle of Worcester (1651) ⓘ
opposed Book of Common Prayer introduced in Scotland in 1637 ⓘ
imposition of Anglican-style episcopacy in Scotland ⓘ
royal religious policies of Charles I of England and Scotland ⓘ
opposedBy James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ⓘ
Royalist forces in Scotland ⓘ
religiousOrientation Presbyterianism ⓘ
religiousPolicy defence of a Presbyterian church polity ⓘ
rejection of bishops in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
signedAllianceWith English Parliament ⓘ
significantEvent General Assembly of Glasgow 1638 ⓘ
ratification of the National Covenant by the Scottish Parliament in 1640 ⓘ
startPeriod 1638 ⓘ
succeededBy English Commonwealth rule in Scotland ⓘ

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

Treaty of Ripon (1640) → signatory → Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → executedBy → Covenanter government of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter government
Killing Times → partOf → Covenanter movement ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter government
Battle of Carbisdale → opposedTo → Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ
Battle of Tippermuir → CovenanterAllegiance → Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ
Battle of Aberdeen (1644) → opponentOf → Covenanter government in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter government
Battle of Alford → covenanterSideAllegiance → Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar → commandStructureCombatant2 → Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ
James Holborne of Menstrie → allegiance → Covenanter government of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter government
Sir David Leslie → supported → Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ
Treaty of Breda (1650) → relatedTo → Covenanter government in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Covenanter government
James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun → participatedIn → Scottish Covenanter government ⓘ