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Scottish Covenanter Stories
Tales from the Killing Times
By Dane LoveOver 70 tales from the annals of the ‘Killing Times’ when Bonnie Dundee carried out King Charles II’s edict by hunting down and persecuting the Covenanters throughout Southern and Central Scotland. Many of these have been drawn from little-known sources and verbal records handed down from generation to generation. These include: the murder of John Brown of Priesthill by ‘Bonnie Dundee’; the Battle of Drumclog; the Wigtown Martyrs; the shooting of John Hunter of Tweedsmuir; the Pentland Rising at Dalry, 1666 and the execution of James White of Fenwick.
This comprehensive and accessible volume of a largely ignored period of Scottish history will be of great worth to Scots everywhere and will be a required reader for history students.
Key Features
True stories from one of the grimmest periods of Scottish history, the 'Killing Times'.
About the Author
About Dane Love
Dane Love is from Ayrshire and works as a schoolteacher at Irvine Royal Academy. He is the author of several works on Scottish history and can trace his roots back to Robin Love who fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie at Prestonpans and Culloden.All Titles by Dane Love
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