Archive for the 'Monmouth Rising' Category
The Execution of Richard Rumbold in Edinburgh, 1685 #History #Scotland
• December 17, 2017 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1685, Amsterdam, Argyll Rising, Covenanters, Dumfries, earl of Argyll, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Mercat Cross, Geneva, George Pringle of Torwoodlee, Gilbert Elliott (Edinburgh), Glasgow Tolbooth, James Steuart of Goodtrees, Kells parish, London, Monmouth, Monmouth Rising, New Galloway, Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Richard Rumbold (d.1685), Scotland, Scottish History, Switzerland, William Maxwell (Cardoness)
Tags: Argyll Rising, Covenanters, Edinburgh, History, Richard Rumbold, Rye House Plot, Scotland, Scottish History
The Forgotten Battle of Muirdykes in 1685 #History #Scotland
• November 20, 2015 • 10 CommentsPosted in 1685, Argyll Rising, Captain William Cleland, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, earl of Argyll, Erskine parish, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, John Cochran of Ochiltree, King's Regiment of Horse, Lochwinnoch parish, Lord Ross, Monmouth Rising, Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish History
Tags: Battle of Muirdykes, Covenanters, Erskine Bridge, History, Lochwinnoch, Military History, Old Kilpatrick, Scotland, Scottish History
The Beginning of the Argyll Rebellion and the end of the Killing Times: A Letter to Claverhouse
• April 1, 2012 • 4 CommentsPosted in 1685, Argyll Rising, Ayrshire, Colonel James Douglas, Daniel McIlwraith (d.1685), Dragoons, Dumfriesshire, earl of Argyll, earl of Perth, George Douglas earl of Dumbarton, Highlanders, John Graham of Claverhouse, Linlithgow, Lt General William Drummond, Monmouth Rising, Scotland, Scottish History, William Douglas duke of Queensberry
Tags: Britain, British History, Covenanters, earl of Argyll, History, Scotland, Scottish History
Renwick’s ‘lost’ preaching in Eaglesham
• November 14, 2010 • 20 CommentsPosted in 07 convention, 1680, 1685, 24 convention, Alexander Hume, Alexander Peden, Ardoch, Ardoch Burn, Argyll Rising, Assassination, Ayr, Ayrshire, Banishment, Barbados, British History, Charles II, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Daniel Ker of Kersland, Darwhilling, David Paterson, Dragoons, Eaglesham, Eaglesham Moor, Eaglesham parish, earl of Argyll, Edinburgh, European history, Fenwick, Fenwick parish, George Scot of Pitlochie, Glasgow, Hardhill, Henry & Francis (1685), James Renwick, James Tennant, John Brounen, John Browning, John Campbell of Overmoor, John Gemmel, John Hodge, John Maxwell of Nether Pollok, John Nisbet of Hardhill, John Russell, John Smith, Kilbride parish, Killing Times, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock parish, Lanarkshire, Letham, Lieutenant Nisbet, Lieutenant-Colonel Buchan, Livingston, Loudoun parish, Marion Steuart, martyrdom, Martyrs, Mid Calder parish, Midland, Monmouth Rising, Muirhead, Munzie Burn, Munzie Well, Myres, New Jersey, Overmuir, Perth Amboy, Peter Gemmel, Peter Russell, Polbaith Burn, Scotland, Scottish History, Shotts parish, Thomas Wylie, Threepland, United Societies, USA, William Jackson, William Wylie
Tags: 1685, Charles II, Covenanters, Eaglesham, Fenwick, History, James Renwick, Perth Amboy, Scottish History