1638 National Covenant

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Title

1638 National Covenant

Description

The 1630s saw growing tensions about religion in Scotland. At this time King Charles I tried to bring the Church of Scotland more in line with English practices. Charles firmly supported the role of bishops and wanted more elaborate services. In 1637 a new prayer book was published for Scotland, partly based on the English Book of Common Prayer. This move was deeply disliked by many Scots. When Archbishop John Spottiswoode of St Andrews tried to impose the new prayer book it triggered riots. One of the key opponents of the changes in worship was Alexander Henderson (who came from Fife and had previously served as minister at Leuchars). Henderson helped draw up the National Covenant – a document in which Scots expressed their opposition to alterations to the Church of Scotland.

Source

timelineoffifesreli

Date

1638

Contributor

egsr@st-andrews.ac.uk

Type

Event

Identifier

176

Date Submitted

09/08/2021 11:44:04 am

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Europeana Data Provider

Sacred Landscapes of Fife

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TEXT

Event Item Type Metadata

End Date

1638

Prim Media

366

Citation

“1638 National Covenant,” Virtual Museum, accessed April 19, 2025, https://sacredlandscapes.org/omeka/items/show/367.

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