The signing of the National Covenant on February 28, 1638, was not merely a religious petition; it was a gauntlet thrown at the feet of the Stuart monarchy. To King Charles I, who viewed his authority as a sacred trust handed down by God, the events at Greyfriars Kirkyard were a personal...
The Day the Ink Ran Red: 1638 and the Birth of the Covenanters The National Covenant of 1638 was a stunning gesture of defiance and declaration of independence against the King In the long, mist-shrouded memory of Scotland, there are dates that function as mere footnotes and dates that...