The origins of the idea of a national covenant in England
The Long Parliament and the national covenant
Protestation, vow, and covenant
Covenants and allegiance, 1642-1646
Secular contracts or religious covenants?
Protestation, vow, and covenant, the public response
The Solemn League and covenant, 1644-1682
A covenant for liberty of conscience : the Levellers, the Diggers, and the national covenant
The covenant, the execution of Charles I, and the English republic
Covenants, oaths, and the restoration settlement
Epilogue : 'to the present happy establishment' : Protestant associations in the eighteenth century
Conclusion.