http://www.full-moon.info/ 2026-04-09T03:10:38+00:00 http://www.full-moon.info/ http://www.full-moon.info/lib/exe/fetch.php/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png text/html 2007-03-19T21:29:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention/jamesvii Letter of King James VII to the Scottish Convention March 1, 1689 King James VII wrote this letter while he was aboard the St Michael on the way to Ireland. It was alleged that Melfort intercepted the letter that Viscount Dundee and other Privy Council members had asked him to send and substituted this less than helpful version in its place. It was delivered to the Scottish Convention on March 16, 1689, by a certain Mr Craine. Before opening the letter, the Convention voted an act declaring i… text/html 2007-03-30T21:47:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/brief Orange or Lemon? - General Briefing 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 and Protestant dissenters that this policy would continue. Accordingly a number of English nobles and bishops invited his son-in-law, Prince William of Orange, to come to England and replace James as King text/html 2007-03-26T17:09:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/design Orange or Lemon? - Design Notes Player Roles Players would be the leaders of the two main factions plus a couple of other key protagonists (notably the catholic Duke of Gordon who was constable of Edinburgh Castle). There is a four player version with one umpire that doesn't worry about the rabble rousing in the streets overmuch. It focusses on the deals being made in the Convention and the efforts of text/html 2007-03-19T21:35:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention/lawful Act Declaring the Scottish Convention a Free and Lawful Meeting March 16, 1689 A printed version of the text can be found on pages 1 and 2 of The acts & orders of the meeting of the estates of the kingdom of Scotland held and begun at Edinburgh, the 14th day of March, 1689, Edinburgh: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, 1690 (Wing / S1161). text/html 2007-03-29T11:59:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention/structure The Three Estates The members were collectively referred to as the Three Estates (Middle Scots Thrie Estaitis), or 'community of the realm' (tres communitates), composed of: * the first estate of prelates (bishops and abbots) * the second estate of lairds (dukes, earls, parliamentary peers and lay tenants-in-chief) * the text/html 2007-03-19T21:20:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention/william Letter from Prince William of Orange to the Scottish Convention March 16, 1689 ---------- This letter was presented to the Scottish Convention, March 16, 1689, by the Earl of Leven. ---------- My Lords and Gentlemen, We are very sensible of the kindness and concern that many of your nation have evidenced towards us and our undertaking for the preservation of religion and liberty which were in such eminent danger. Neither can we in the least doubt of your confidence in us, after having seen… text/html 2007-03-24T21:24:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/people/dundee John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee Offices Held * Commander in Chief of the Army * Privy Councillor * Constable of Dundee * Provost of Dundee (i.e. mayor) Reputation * Dundee is fiercely loyal to King James VII. * Known as 'Bluidy Claverhouse' 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. text/html 2007-03-25T11:29:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/people/gordon George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon Offices Held * Constable of Edinburgh Castle Reputation * a very fine gentleman, well bred and educated * physically and morally courageous, but tends to vacillate when course of action unclear Religion * text/html 2007-04-01T07:01:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/people/hamilton Duke of Hamilton Offices Held * Privy Councillor * 3rd Duke of Hamilton (for life) * William's Commissioner in Scotland Reputation * One of the large magnates of Scotland Religion * Catholic upbringing * practising Protestant