Covenanter rebellions against Charles II

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The Covenanter rebellions against Charles II were a series of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian uprisings resisting the king’s attempts to impose episcopal church governance and royal control over religious practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Presbyterian uprising
rebellion
religious conflict
aimedAt limiting royal supremacy in ecclesiastical matters
restoration of Presbyterian church government
characterizedBy armed resistance
field conventicles
religious radicalization among some Covenanters
country Kingdom of Scotland
endTime 1688
followed English Civil Wars
linked to: English Civil War

Interregnum
rule of Oliver Cromwell in Scotland
hasCause defense of Presbyterian church polity
defense of the National Covenant
defense of the Solemn League and Covenant
imposition of episcopal church governance in Scotland
royal control over religious practice
hasEffect legacy in Scottish church-state relations
martyrdom of many Covenanters
severe repression of Covenanters
strengthening of Scottish Presbyterian identity
hasLegalContext Acts rescinding the Covenants
re-establishment of episcopacy in Scotland in 1661
hasPart Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Battle of Drumclog
Battle of Rullion Green
Cameronian rising
Killing Time
linked to: Killing Times

Pentland Rising
Sanquhar Declaration
Society people insurgency
influenced Glorious Revolution in Scotland
linked to: Glorious Revolution

settlement of Presbyterianism as the national church in Scotland after 1689
location Scotland
mainSubject Scottish Covenanters
opposedBy Charles II of England
Charles II of Scotland
Royalist forces
Scottish Privy Council
Stuart monarchy
linked to: House of Stuart

bishops of the restored episcopal Church of Scotland
partOf Covenanter movement
Wars of the Three Kingdoms aftermath
religiousAlignment Presbyterianism
Reformed Protestantism
startTime 1660
timePeriod Restoration era
linked to: Stuart period

late 17th century

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Pentland Rising partOf Covenanter rebellions against Charles II
Battle of Carbisdale relatedEvent Restoration campaigns of Charles II
linked to: Covenanter rebellions against Charles II
Battle of Bothwell Bridge conflict Covenanter Rising of 1679
linked to: Covenanter rebellions against Charles II
Battle of Bothwell Bridge partOf Covenanter uprisings
linked to: Covenanter rebellions against Charles II
Battle of Rullion Green conflict Covenanter uprising of 1666
linked to: Covenanter rebellions against Charles II
Battle of Rullion Green precededBy Covenanter rising of 1666
linked to: Covenanter rebellions against Charles II
Covenanters' Prison associatedWith Covenanters' Rebellion
linked to: Covenanter rebellions against Charles II
Battle of Drumclog conflict Covenanter Rising of 1679
linked to: Covenanter rebellions against Charles II