St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, whose minister Alexander Henderson helped draft the National Covenant, publishes this account of the document's 28 February 1638 signing at Greyfriars Kirk, its drafting by Henderson and the lawyer Archibald Johnston of Wariston, its protest against King Charles I's ecclesiastical policies, and its role in sparking the Bishops' Wars of 1639 and 1640.
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A living Church of Scotland congregation's own published account naming its own minister's role in drafting the Covenant, tier 1, used here for the exact 28 February 1638 signing date, the drafters' names, and the Bishops' Wars that followed, corroborated by Greyfriars Kirk's own account above. NotesUsed for the exact 28 February 1638 signing date, the drafters Alexander Henderson and Archibald Johnston of Wariston, and the Covenant's role in sparking the Bishops' Wars of 1639 and 1640.
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PublisherSt Giles' Cathedral
URLhttps://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/the-national-covenant
Source Typereligious body
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