The First Covenant is signed in Scotland

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.3: Scottish Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), J. Derrick McClure (University of Aberdeen), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Domains

Calvinists
Religious reform

Dates

Date of occurrence 1557-12-03

Places

Scotland (Location)

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In Scotland, a group of Protestant nobles draw up a Covenant to 'maintain, set forth and establish the blessed word of God and his Congregation', vowing to promote the cause of reformed religion in the face of Mary Queen of Scots' imminent marriage to the French dauphin.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The First Covenant is signed in Scotland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14948, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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