Black Saturday (1621)
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Black Saturday was a particularly dark, stormy Saturday in Scotland, on 4 August 1621. Many regarded the foul weather as a judgment of
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against the
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then passed in the Scots Parliament tending to establish Episcopacy. Many suicides were recorded on this day, as some saw the foul weather as a preparatory for Armageddon.''A Short History of Scotland''
Andrew Lang


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Five Articles of Perth The Five Articles of Perth was an attempt by King James VI of Scotland to impose practices on the Church of Scotland in an attempt to integrate it with those of the Church of England. This move was unpopular with those Scots who held Reformed vi ...


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