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William Govan, the Glossary

Index William Govan

Captain William Govan (1623–1661).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Act of Classes, Archibald Strachan, Battle of Carbisdale, Battle of Hieton, Cashiering, Charles II of England, Covenanters, Desertion, Edinburgh, George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, Gilbert Ker, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, James Guthrie (minister), Kingdom of Scotland, Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, National Covenant, New Model Army, Oliver Cromwell, Parliament of Scotland, Presbyterian polity, Restoration (Scotland), Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Scots Army, Solemn League and Covenant, Treason, War flag, Wars of the Three Kingdoms, West Port, Edinburgh, Western Remonstrance.

  2. People executed by the Kingdom of Scotland by hanging
  3. People executed for treason against Scotland

Act of Classes

The Act of Classes was passed by the Parliament of Scotland on 23 January 1649.

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Archibald Strachan

Archibald Strachan (died 1652) was a Scottish soldier who fought in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, reaching the rank of colonel. William Govan and Archibald Strachan are Scottish soldiers.

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Battle of Carbisdale

The Battle of Carbisdale (also known as Invercarron) took place close to the village of Culrain, Sutherland, Scotland on 27 April 1650 and was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Battle of Hieton

The Battle of Hieton was fought on the 1 December 1650 between a force of Scottish Remonstrants under Colonel Gilbert Ker and 1,000 English commanded by Major-general John Lambert.

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Cashiering

Cashiering (or degradation ceremony), generally within military forces, is a ritual dismissal of an individual from some position of responsibility for a breach of discipline.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

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Covenanters

Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who claimed to have a "Covenant", or agreement with God.

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Desertion

Desertion is the abandonment of a military duty or post without permission (a pass, liberty or leave) and is done with the intention of not returning.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh

Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636 – May 8, 1691) was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer.

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Gilbert Ker

Gilbert Ker was a Scottish soldier in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. William Govan and Gilbert Ker are Scottish soldiers.

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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612 – 21 May 1650) was a Scottish nobleman, poet, soldier and later viceroy and captain general of Scotland. William Govan and James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose are Covenanters, Executed Scottish people and people executed by the Kingdom of Scotland by hanging.

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James Guthrie (minister)

James Guthrie (c. 1612 – 1 June 1661), was a Scottish Presbyterian minister. William Govan and James Guthrie (minister) are 1661 deaths, Covenanters, Executed Scottish people and people executed by the Kingdom of Scotland by hanging.

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Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England. During the Middle Ages, Scotland engaged in intermittent conflict with England, most prominently the Wars of Scottish Independence, which saw the Scots assert their independence from the English.

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Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

The Mercat Cross of Edinburgh is a market cross, which stands in Parliament Square next to St Giles' Cathedral, facing the High Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh.

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National Covenant

The National Covenant was an agreement signed by many people of Scotland during 1638, opposing the proposed reforms of the Church of Scotland (also known as the Kirk) by King Charles I. The king's efforts to impose changes on the church in the 1630s caused widespread protests across Scotland, leading to the organisation of committees to coordinate opposition to the king.

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New Model Army

The New Model Army or New Modelled Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.

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Parliament of Scotland

The Parliament of Scotland (Pairlament o Scotland; Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707.

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Presbyterian polity

Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders.

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Restoration (Scotland)

The Restoration was the return of the monarchy to Scotland in 1660 after the period of the Commonwealth, and the subsequent three decades of Scottish history until the Revolution and Convention of Estates of 1689.

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Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Between 1639 and 1652, Scotland was involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of wars starting with the Bishops' Wars (between Scotland and England), the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the English Civil War (and its extension in Scotland), the Irish Confederate Wars, and finally the subjugation of Ireland and Scotland by the English Roundhead New Model Army.

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Scots Army

The Scots Army (Scots: Scots Airmy) was the army of the Kingdom of Scotland between the Restoration in 1660 and the Acts of Union of 1707.

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Solemn League and Covenant

The Solemn League and Covenant was an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians in 1643 during the First English Civil War, a theatre of conflict in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Treason

Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance.

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War flag

A war ensign, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard, is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land.

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Wars of the Three Kingdoms

The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, sometimes known as the British Civil Wars, were a series of intertwined conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities united in a personal union under Charles I. They include the 1639 to 1640 Bishops' Wars, the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland and the Anglo-Scottish War of 1650–1652.

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West Port, Edinburgh

The West Port is a street in Edinburgh's Old Town, just south of Edinburgh Castle.

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Western Remonstrance

The Western Remonstrance was drawn up on 17 October 1650 by Scotsmen who demanded that the Act of Classes (1649) was enforced (removing Engagers from the army and other influential positions) and remonstrating against Charles, the son of the recently beheaded King Charles I, being crowned King of Scotland. William Govan and Western Remonstrance are Covenanters.

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See also

People executed by the Kingdom of Scotland by hanging

People executed for treason against Scotland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Govan

Also known as Govan, William.