The tale of Old Mortality /
Scott, Walter,1771-1832.
Mack, Douglas S.
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,
c1993.
It is 1679. Archbishop Sharpe, Primate of Scotland, has just been murdered. His death is a signal for rebellion in which the Covenanting army, strong in faith and willing to die for it, challenges the King's forces under the command of Claverhouse. Between the two extremes stands young Henry Morton of Milnewood; escaping the threat of execution by Claverhouse, he commits his loyalties to the Covenanters, whose bigotry and fanaticism he nevertheless deplores.
The original version of Old mortality as written by the author prior to editing by his publisher.
Being vols. 2-4 (in 1) of Tales of my landlord.
It is 1679. Archbishop Sharpe, Primate of Scotland, has just been murdered. His death is a signal for rebellion in which the Covenanting army, strong in faith and willing to die for it, challenges the King's forces under the command of Claverhouse. Between the two extremes stands young Henry Morton of Milnewood; escaping the threat of execution by Claverhouse, he commits his loyalties to the Covenanters, whose bigotry and fanaticism he nevertheless deplores.
Covenanters
Bothwell Bridge, Battle of, Scotland, 1679