Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Lead-Up to Bishops' Wars
- 1633, new prayer book. Catalyst revolt
- 23rd July 1637- St Giles Cath, EDIN:organised protest becomes full blown riot
- August- Glasgow: stools, cricket bats, sticks, stones
- National Convenant
- Manifesto aimed to unite opp to relig reforms
- Presby radicals: Archibald Johnston of Wariston and Alexander Henderson
- Broad appeal (even peasants)-rally point
- Preaching: target all parts of
society-covenant more
revolutionary
- "Turning point" acc to Cust. "Defiance of the Scots"
set precedent for opp in other kingdoms. Set in
motion train o events leading to Bishops war and
Civil War
- Irreparable damage
- United opp bc English peers contact Scots covenanters
- Lord Brooke, Viscount Saye and Sele
- Both hate Laudianism
- English knew that Scots
invasion=finance=new parliamen
- letter from Laud to
Wentworth 1638- "vast
expenses out of little
treasure" not enough funds
to cover cost of war.