Engraving of Scottish dissenter, Janet Geddes protesting against the introduction of the English liturgy into Scotland by throwing her folding stool at the head of the officiating bishop and starting a riot in St. Giles' Church, Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 23, Illustration from 'The history of Protestantism' by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub. 1878 Janet Geddes is said to have been the The church, in the High Street of the Old Town, is memorable for its associations with some of the most important events in the religious history of Scotland.

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