The drama in this book took place in Scotland in the late seventeenth century when English Kings, who saw themselves as head of the church, conducted a twenty-eight year reign of terror intended to destroy the Presbyterian church. Historians refer to those persecuted as 'Covenanters' because they had sworn a covenant to preserve their faith in Scotland and promote the reformation of religion in England and Ireland. Thousands chose to suffer persecution rather than give in to the king, hundreds died.
