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52. Civil War Coming! Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh
In this podcast we’re teetering on the brink of a war that would rip the three kingdoms apart.
In what is one of the most significant moments in Scottish history the National Covenant was born. King Charles I of England and Scotland, an imperious and domineering monarch, went heat to head with the Presbyterian Scots who were in no mood to listen to new ideas, not even from a king.
Riots and rebellion swept the country and the King found himself at war with the nation. A resounding clash of religious faiths, a ground-breaking document, rebellion and a blood-soaked island.
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