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Scottish rebel against English Prayer Book
The congregation rise up against the imposition of the Scottish Episcopal Book of Common Prayer as demanded by King Charles I and Archbishop Laud. Jenny Geddes, a Scottish market-trader in Edinburgh throws her stool at the Minister (the Arch-Prelate of St. Andrews) in disgust at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh on Sunday 23 July 1637. She is supposed to have cried: " Devil cause you colic in your stomach, false thief: dare you say the Mass in my ear?".
1637
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1630s Andrews Archbishop Common Congregation Disgust Disgusted Edinburgh Episcopal Geddes Giles Jenny Laud Minister Prayer Prayers Prelate Rebel Rebellion Rise Scot Scots Seat Stool Sunday Throw Throwing Throws Trader Imposition Prayerbook
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This evocative image captures the defiant spirit of the Scottish people during the religious tensions of the 1630s. The photograph depicts Jenny Geddes, a market-trader from Edinburgh, as she rises against the imposition of the Scottish Episcopal Book of Common Prayer by King Charles I and Archbishop Laud. The incident occurred on a Sunday in July 1637, at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Geddes, who is believed to have cried, "Devil cause you colic in your stomach, false thief: dare you say the Mass in my ear?" as she threw her stool at the Minister, or Arch-Prelate of St. Andrews, in disgust. The congregation, feeling oppressed by the imposition of the English Prayer Book, had reached a breaking point. The photograph, taken from Mary Evans Prints Online and captured by Tom Gillmor, transports us back to this pivotal moment in Scottish history. The image of Geddes, with her determined expression and raised arm, has become a symbol of the Scottish people's resistance to external religious and political control. The scene inside St. Giles Cathedral, with the congregation standing up to the Minister, is a powerful reminder of the courage and resilience of those who refused to accept the imposition of the English Prayer Book on their faith and traditions.
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