After the deaths of the Ruthven brothers at Gowrie House, the citizens of Perth were initially sceptical of James VI's account of the conspiracy — many believed the king had manufactured a pretext to destroy a family he owed money. When the Perth mob threatened to prevent the bodies being removed, James VI's escort had to force their way through hostile crowds. The king's subsequent insistence that special thanksgivings be held throughout Scotland for his deliverance was met with resistance from the Edinburgh pulpit. The popular disbelief in the Gowrie Conspiracy narrative lasted for years.
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