Covenanter History: Jenny Geddes

On July 23, 1637 King Charles ordered the use of a new liturgy in church services overruling what the great leader and reformer John Knox had established half a century earlier. Jenny Geddes, an ordinary vegetable seller, began an uproar in the majestic St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh by throwing her stool at Dean Hannay on the first and only reading of the new liturgy. The drawing up and signing of The National Covenant was a direct result of the country’s reaction to King Charles imposing his authority on the Church, usurping the position of Jesus as Head of the Church. #covenanterhistory