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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Statements (36)

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

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

Killing Times → notableVictim → Margaret Wilson ⓘ