The Killing Time: Scotland's Covenanters Under the Stuart Boot

Between 1660 and 1688, the Scottish government executed hundreds of men and women for refusing to renounce their Presbyterian faith. This episode of The Story of Scotland dives into the period known as 'The Killing Time' — the ruthless suppression of the Covenanters under Charles II and James VII. We follow the story of the hill preachers, the field conventicles, and the government's use of draconian laws like the 1662 Act of Supremacy. We meet key figures: James Sharp, the archbishop murdered on Magus Moor; John Graham of Claverhouse, the 'Bluidy Clavers' who hunted Covenanters across the moors; and the martyrs whose graves still dot the Lowlands. We explore the battles of Rullion Green, Bothwell Bridge, and the infamous Wigtown martyrs — two women drowned for their faith. This is the story of a people who chose death over submission, and a monarchy that saw dissent as treason. #Covenanters #KillingTime #ScottishHistory #JohnGrahamOfClaverhouse #BothwellBridge #MagusMoor #WigtownMartyrs #RullionGreen #JamesSharp #Presbyterian #StuartSuppression #HillPreachers #FieldConventicles #ActOfSupremacy #Scotland #FexingoHistory #History #Europe Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo