1647-48 saw an extraordinary reversal of policy and fortunes in the Scottish Covenanter state – and the re-appearance ti the great Comeback Kid, Hamilton. The Engagement would shake theRead More
To the delight of the Scots, one fine day in 1646 Charles I slipped out of Oxford and appeared in their camp at Newark. They would surely now beRead More
In 1643 Hamilton’s plans came to nought, and a Covenanter army entered England in support of Parliament. So Charles dropped the hot potato that was Hamilton, and backed aRead More
The Scottish parliament of 1640 was genuinely revolutionary, re-defining the relationship between king and his subjects, creating effectively a new (unwritten) constitution and government – the Committee of Estates
The national Covenant was an extraordinary mobilisation of public will in the face of widely feared religious changes. It drew on traditional forms – but the process was revolutionary TranscriptRead More
Charles I finally visited his kingdom in 1633 – 8 years after acceding the the throne, and his passage there was preceded by rumour and worry. The Coronation and parliament couldRead More