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Image: Condemned Covenanters on Their Way to Execution in the West Bow, Edinburgh

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Description: James Renwick being led to execution in the Grassmarket in 1688. Renwick was the last Covenanter to be martyred before the accession of William II secured Presbyterianism in Scotland in 1689. (Despite the accepted title of the painting, note that only one prisoner is shown.)
Title: Condemned Covenanters on Their Way to Execution in the West Bow, Edinburgh
Credit: Art UK
Author: Thomas Allom
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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