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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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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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