The Scottish Orange Order: For Crown and Constitution

The Orange Order was introduced into Scotland by Scottish soldiers who served in suppressing the Irish Rebeliion of 1798, building upon traditions of loyalty to the ‘Protestant’ Crown and Constitution established at the Glorious Revolution of 1688/89; from which time there has been a strand of loyalism that consistently maintained its adherence to “”The Glorious, Pious, and Immortal Memory”” of William, Prince of Orange, later King William III, members “”declar ing t he grateful sense they have of the Deliverance of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from Popery and Slavery … and of the further security of our Religion and Liberties by the Settlement of the Crown upon the Illustrious House of Hanover and their zealous attachment to his Majesty … … and our present happy Constitution in Church and State.”” This book traces the origins of the Scottish Orange Order back to those who first made such a Declaration, down to the year 1875 when various strands of the Orange tradition were about to unite as one body known the present day as the Loyal Orange Institution of Scotland, more commonly called ‘The Scottish Orange Order’. from which the title is derived, its sub-title reflecting its overarching content and roots – For Crown and Constitution. – ASIN: B0D7T9NYPD | ISBN13: 9798324271060 | ISBN-13: 979-8324271060