HIST 3501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Bass Rock, Scottish People, Protestantism
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They had pistol that they eventually banned in open court. Parliament would meet in 1688 in the convention parliament. Underlying this, this was also an issue of religion - they did not want to be ruled by a catholic. This is a greatest popular participation in history in parliament. In aberdeen, for example, 300 men got a vote in this decision of scotland. They would agree that mary and william were to be offered the crown if they allowed the the claim of right and. Therefore, it was easier to swallow him than a catholic ruler. Not all scots supported the parliament and the decisions made, however. The supporters of james ii became known as jacobites. Most of the highlanders had converted to scottish faiths, but the. They then didn"t have they idea of the presbyterian minster taking control of the community, and a centralized scottish government.
