The Committee of Estates governed Scotland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1638–1651) when the Parliament of Scotland was not sitting. It was dominated by Covenanters of which the most influential faction was that of the Earl of Argyll.[1]
The Committee derives its name from the "Estates of Scotland" which was an alternative name for the Parliament of Scotland (see the Three Estates of Scotland).
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- ↑ David Plant. The Committee of Estates, British Civil Wars & Commonwealth website. Accessed 30 May 2008
The original article can be found at Committee of Estates and the edit history here.