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 betrayal and a… [Read more…]
The Day the Ink Ran Red: 1638 and the Birth of the Covenanters (Part 1)
The Day the Ink Ran Red: 1638 and the Birth of the Covenanters In the long, mist-shrouded memory of Scotland, there are dates that function as mere footnotes and dates that act as seismic shifts. February 28, 1638, is the latter. It was a Wednesday—cold, likely damp in the way only an Edinburgh winter can… [Read more…]