The Secret and True History of James Kirkton – Greyfriars, Edinburgh – SFH109

The Secret and True History of James Kirkton – Greyfriars, Edinburgh – SFH109

Feb 9, 2022 | Podcast

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Wrestling an armed kidnapper and going on the run as an outlawed preacher: the personal history of James Kirkton is certainly dramatic. But he was more interested in writing a history of the momentous national events through which he lived. That too is an arresting narrative. Find out more in this episode.

“Scotland broke loose with conventicles of all sorts”: The “Blynk” of 1674 – Woolmet – SFH71

“Scotland broke loose with conventicles of all sorts”: The “Blynk” of 1674 – Woolmet – SFH71

Oct 2, 2020 | Podcast

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During several weeks in the spring of 1674, meetings with Covenanter preachers spread like wild fire everywhere across the south of Scotland. Thousands attended and the government could scarcely restrain them. In this episode, we are at the site of Woolmet Chapel in Danderhall. We discover a little more of this dramatic interlude in a dark period of suffering and its significance.