Jenny Geddes - Don Jones (2022)

An original Celtic style piece imaging something of the life and impact of Jenny Geddes.
This is part of a series of original pieces imagining particular events.
Janet "Jenny" Geddes (c. 1600 - c. 1660) was a Scottish market-trader in Edinburgh who is alleged to have thrown a stool at the head of the minister in St Giles' Cathedral in objection to the first public use of the Church of Scotland's 1637 edition of the Book of Common Prayer in Scotland. The act is reputed to have sparked the riot that led to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which included the English Civil War.
Sheet music with melody and chords can be found at the link below. The score is the core of the music. The recording takes liberties with structure, arrangement, and instrumentation (much of it synthesized).
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Image Sources
St Giles’ Church - By Carlos Delgado - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikime...
The 15th century south porch, demolished during the Burn restoration
Daniel Somerville - Public Domain, commons.wikime...
Jenny Geddes hurls the Stool at the Head of the Surpliced Dean.
Illustration from Epochs and Episodes of History (Ward Lock, c 1880).
Jenny Geddes Tumult Riot against the introduction of the prayer book
Public Domain, commons.wikime...
Riot against Anglican Prayer Book
By Unknown author - Scan from Scotland, A Concise History, Fitzroy Maclean, Thames and Hudson 1991, ISBN 0-500-27706-0, Public Domain, commons.wikime...
Jenny Geddes from a history of protest
Public Domain, commons.wikime...
Monument to Jenny
By Stephencdickson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime...
Memorial to Jenny Geddes (1885)
By CPClegg - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime...
St.Giles and Parliament - St Giles' in 1647, showing the Tolbooth and Luckenbooths on the north of the church and Parliament House in the kirkyard to its south
James Gordon of Rothiemay - Public Domain, commons.wikime...
The 12th century north door survived until the end of the 18th century.
Armour, 1799 - Public Domain, commons.wikime...

[@kristinballancemusic]

I love this! Fantastic tribute to an iconic lady. ❤

[@donjonesism]

Thank you so much. "An iconic lady" says it well.

[@joehayes3998]

One brave lady - we need people like her to sort out the unbiblical church leaders who have forgotten King Jesus and his words