Covenanter movement

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The Covenanter movement was a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian resistance movement that defended Reformed church governance and opposed attempts by the monarchy to impose episcopal control over the Church of Scotland.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Presbyterian movement ⓘ
Scottish historical movement ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ
aimedAt defending the Presbyterian constitution of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
limiting royal interference in church governance ⓘ
maintaining Reformed worship and doctrine ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
denomination Reformed Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Reformed churches
endTime late 17th century ⓘ
hasDoctrine Christ's headship over the church ⓘ
binding nature of covenants on church and nation ⓘ
rejection of Erastianism ⓘ
hasKeyText National Covenant ⓘ
Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ
hasPart Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
ideology Presbyterian church polity ⓘ
Reformed theology ⓘ
influenced Covenanter theology in North America ⓘ
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland ⓘ
Scottish Presbyterian identity ⓘ
later Scottish secession churches ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
legacy commemoration in Scottish monuments and memorials ⓘ
mainRegion Scotland ⓘ
opposedMonarch Charles I of England and Scotland ⓘ
Charles II of England and Scotland ⓘ
James VII of Scotland ⓘ
opposedTo episcopal church governance ⓘ
imposition of bishops in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
royal supremacy over the Church of Scotland ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
period 17th century ⓘ
persecutedBy Scottish Privy Council ⓘ
Stuart monarchy ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
significantEvent Battle of Aird's Moss ⓘ
Battle of Bothwell Bridge ⓘ
Battle of Drumclog ⓘ
Battle of Rullion Green ⓘ
Bishops' Wars ⓘ
Killing Time ⓘ
linked to: Killing Times

Pentland Rising ⓘ
Signing of the National Covenant ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant

Signing of the Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
startTime 1638 ⓘ
usedPractice conventicles ⓘ
field preaching ⓘ

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Referenced by (69)

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

Killing Times → opposedBy → Presbyterian Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
National Covenant → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Scottish burghers → involvedIn → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Battle of Carbisdale → associatedWith → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Samuel Rutherford → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Samuel Rutherford → participantIn → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Richard Cameron → religiousMovement → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Battle of Bothwell Bridge → belligerent → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Pacification of Berwick → associatedWith → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter army → ideology → Covenanting movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll → movement → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Scottish Covenanter government → ideology → Covenanting movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
capture of Newcastle upon Tyne → relatedTo → Scottish Covenanter movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
The House of the Binns → hasHistoricalAssociation → Covenanter wars ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
David Dickson → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
David Leslie, Lord Newark → movement → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Donald Cargill → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Alexander Henderson → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Scottish Protestant churches → associatedMovement → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Earl of Argyll → involvedIn → Covenanter wars ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Battle of Aberdeen (1644) → belligerent → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → laterOpposed → Covenanters ⓘ
subject linked to: James Graham
linked to: Covenanter movement
United Societies → religiousMovement → Scottish Covenanter movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Highland Host → religiousContext → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Highland Host → opposedBy → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
James Renwick → movement → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
James Renwick → notableWork → Covenanter sermons ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Battle of Airds Moss → belligerent → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Battle of Airds Moss → religiousContext → Scottish Covenanter movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Margaret MacLachlan → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Earls of Argyll → involvedIn → Covenanter movement ⓘ
James Holborne of Menstrie → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Engagement of 1647 → relatedTo → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Letters of Samuel Rutherford → historicalContext → Scottish Covenanter movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
David Hackston → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Battle of Drumclog → partOf → Covenanter rebellions ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Battle of Drumclog → combatantSide → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Battle of Drumclog → religiousContext → Scottish Covenanter movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Sir David Leslie → politicalAlignment → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Lion of the Covenant → hasReligiousContext → Scottish Covenanter movement ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Colonel Archibald Strachan → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Allan Cameron → movement → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Richard Cameron → movement → Covenanters ⓘ
subject linked to: Allan Cameron
linked to: Covenanter movement
John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Margaret Wilson → movement → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Earl of Rothes → linkedTo → Covenanter movement ⓘ
Engager War → hasParticipant → Covenanters ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Alexander Leighton → movement → Presbyterian movement in Britain ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement
Alexander Leighton → associatedWith → Scottish Covenanter tradition ⓘ
linked to: Covenanter movement