Scotland's HistoryCovenantersCovenanters sent to Bass Rock
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Charles II's Anglican policies force the Covenanters underground. Preaching in the hills and fields becomes popular despite being illegal. The renowned preacher Alexander Peden and forty other Covenanters are arrested and sent to Bass Rock. Video: In Search of Scotland: Making of the Union.
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