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The Crook Inn and The Birkhill Inn – SFH031
A tale of two inns. The Crook Inn (on the A701 near Tweedsmuir) and Birkhill Cottage (on the A708 near the Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve) were both used by Covenanters as well as Claverhouse and his dragoons. But what would happen if they...
Samuel Rutherford & Lex Rex – Parliament Square, Edinburgh – SFH030
What do Boris Johnson, the prorogation of parliament and the Scottish Court of Session have to do with Scotland's Forgotten History? Matthew Vogan is in Edinburgh's Parliament Square, outside the court, to explain why Samuel Rutherford's book still has an...
James Renwick – Preaching in Conventicles – Talla – SFH029
Jimmy Fisher joins Matthew Vogan to discover more of the places that played significant roles in Scotland's Covenanting past. In this episode they're exploring near the Talla reservoir in the Borders to find out more about the field preacher,...
Andrew Gray – Lady Stair’s Close, Edinburgh – SFH028
David Woollin of Reformation Heritage Books joins Matthew Vogan outside what is now The Writer's Museum in Edinburgh. However, the initials carved in stone on the 17th century marriage lintel above the door confirm that this was once the childhood home of...
John Hunter’s Grave, Tweedsmuir – SFH027
Picking up from the earlier episode at the Devil's Beef Tub, Matthew Vogan and Jimmy Fisher are in Tweedsmuir to tell the rest of the story of what happened to John Hunter. "When Zion's King was robbed of His right, His witnesses in Scotland...
Stobo Kirk, Peeblesshire – SFH026
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There’s not much to Stobo; some houses and farms, a lovely garden and a famous Spa, but it’s full of history with regards to the church.
The Journey of The Covenant, Pt 7 – Andrew Cant in Inverness – SFH025
Matthew Vogan is at Inverness Old Church sharing with us some of the address that Andrew Cant gave there when the copy of the National Covenant arrived in town for the people to sign.To dig deeper, visit ScotlandsForgottenHistory.com
The Marquess and the Maiden – National Museum, Edinburgh – SFH024
Archibald Campbell, the Marquess of Argyll, was one of the most significant political figures amongst the Convenanters. His steadfast and uncompromising nature was more than evident when he came face to face with 'The Maiden.' Matthew Vogan...
The Devil’s Beef Tub, Moffat – SFH023
The Devil’s Beef Tub. What a name! It comes from its use as a place for keeping stolen cattle after border raids together with the tub shape of the valley. There is a cairn of stones on the slope of the Beef Tub which marks the spot where a...
Lanark Covenanter Memorial
"Lanark is a real Covenanter town..." Matthew Vogan and Jimmy Fisher are at a large obelisk in St Kentigern’s churchyard in Lanark, which is covered on all four sides with inscriptions of names. It was built to commemorate the men from the town who were...
James Gavin Memorial Cairn – Douglas, Lanarkshire – SFH021
Near the bottom of the Main Street in Douglas, Lanarkshire, you'll find a small memorial garden with a cairn. If you look closely at the cairn you'll see some initials carved into the main stone at the top of the cairn. 'IG' and 'HD' stand for James Gavin and Helen...
Helen Alexander – Old Woodhouselee Castle, Auchendinny – SFH020
Following on from last week's podcast about the young Beatrix Umpherston, Matthew Vogan traipses through woods near Penicuik in Midlothian, to tell us something of her mother, Helen Alexander. To dig deeper visit www.ScotlandsForgottenHistory.com.
Beatrix Umpherston and the Children’s Covenant – Old Pentland Cemetery, Loanhead – SFH019
When you hear about the faith and the depth of understanding that young Beatrix showed as a ten year old, it will leave you pondering only one question. Matthew Vogan asks it from the burial grounds of the Old Pentland Cemetary near Loanhead in Midlothian, Scotland....
Samuel Rutherford and the Booksellers of St Paul’s, London – SFH018
Golden acorns, green dragons and the 17th century equivalent of Twitter. Matthew Vogan is outside St. Paul's Cathedral in London to explain how Samuel Rutherford engaged in the public square in his day. To dig deeper, visit ScotlandsForgottenHistory.com
The Cameronians – Douglas & Dunkeld – SFH017
Jimmy Fisher is back with Matthew Vogan and they're in Douglas, Lanarkshire where the statue of James, Earl of Angus points the way to the location where the Cameronian Regiment first mustered on May 14th, 1689. The Regiment was made up of followers of the Covenanter,...
Museum of Edinburgh, Canongate – The Journey of the Covenant, Pt6 – SFH016
Matthew finishes the Edinburgh section of the Journey of the Covenant with a stop on the Canongate and the Museum of Edinburgh. To dig deeper, visit ScotlandsForgottenHistory.com
Trinity Apse, Chalmer’s Close, Edinburgh – The Journey of the Covenant, Pt5 – SH015
Matthew Vogan finds the original church building where the people of Edinburgh began to sign the National Covenant. But what does the Old Scots word "Yellach" (or yelloch) mean? And why did the people give it? To dig deeper, visit www.scotlandforgottenhistory.com...
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh – The Journey of the Covenant, Pt4 – SFH014
What happened when the ministers in the Church of Scotland were of one mind and agreed on a united course of action to stand for true religion, in accordance with their Confession, in order to recover the purity and liberty of the gospel? Matthew Vogan explains more...
Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh – The Journey of the Covenant, Pt3 – SFH013
It's the morning of the 28th of February, and the National Covenant is making its way up the hill to Greyfriars Kirk.... Matthew Vogan continues tracing the Journey of the Covenant from a very noisy Candlemaker Row in Edinburgh, just round the corner from the...
The Three Sisters, Cowgate, Edinburgh – The Journey of the Covenant, Pt2 – SFH012
On Tuesday, 27th February, 1638, a group of between two to three hundred ministers met here (the Tailors' Hall) to consider the draft text of the National Covenant for signing at Greyfriars the next day. Matthew Vogan traces the Journey of the National Covenant...