====== Awa' to the Hills ======
This game is about the Highland campaign of Viscount Dundee, King James VII's second in command of the Army of Scotland in 1689. Unhappy with the Scots Parliament's declaration that James VII had forfeite
iefing ======
===== Recent Events =====
Towards the end of last year (1688) the wife of King James VII and II gave birth to a son. This brought home to those that he had upset with his toleration of Roman Catholics ... ing((technically they invited his daughter to be the queen but Prince William insisted on being the Ki
====== The Three Estates ======
The members were collectively referred to as the **Three Estates** ([[wiki>Middle Scots]] Thrie Estaitis), or 'community of the realm' (//tres communitates//), composed of:
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Born 1642. Has performed military service with the French and Prince William of Orange before return... to Scotland. Although unassuming and unambitious he has risen from being the Marquis of Huntly to a Dukedom (in 1684 on Claverhouse's recommendation).
He has several times attempted to resign as the Gove
king to recover his father's estates and restore the Earldom of Argyll which was attainted when his fa... ell, 10th Earl of Argyll (born 25th July 1658).
The eldest son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Arg... s VII's favour). However, after failing to do so, he supported William and Mary's quest for the throne.
On March 12, 1678, he married Elizabeth Tollemac
=== Offices Held =====
* Commander in Chief of the Army
* Privy Councillor
* Constable of Dunde... laverhouse' to many from his campaigning against the Covenanters in the South West during the 1670s and early 1680s. He is much hated by those who are Covenanters.
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====== Letter of King James VII to the Scottish Convention ======
March 1, 1689
[[:rules:clwg:1689:pe... le:James|King James VII]] wrote this letter while he was aboard the St Michael on the way to Ireland. It was alleged(("Bonnie Dundee: John Grahame of Claverhouse", Andre