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The Rule of the Saints
From their heartland in southern Scotland hardline Covenanters, known as Protesters, seize control of Edinburgh in a period that comes to be known as The Rule of the Saints.
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Covenanters—BBC Scotland
The drafting of a national contract with God sees Scotland conquered by Cromwell.
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