John Knox Biography

Introduces a militant type of Calvinism to Scotland. Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed

Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed

Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed

Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed

Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed

Knox returns from exile and becomes a leading voice of the Scottish Reformation

Knox preaches at Perth and religious unrest spreads

Brands Mary a "Scottish whore" & from the pulpit of St Giles calls for her overthrow

Preaches full equality & election of ministers by their congregation

Brands Mary a "Scottish whore" & from the pulpit of St Giles calls for her overthrow

Preaches full equality & election of ministers by their congregation. Draws up a code for the organisation of the Church

Knox's party gains strength after the treaty removes French troops

Knox helps draft the Scots Confession for the Reformation Parliament

Reformation Parliament rejects papal jurisdiction in Scotland

Knox and other ministers prepare a plan for the reformed Scottish kirk

Knox helps organize the emerging Protestant Church of Scotland

Knox's proposed discipline for the reformed church faces political resistance

Knox condemns Catholic worship at Mary's court after her return

Knox meets Mary and defends Protestant preaching against royal criticism

Knox is acquitted after Mary fails to secure his conviction

Knox is summoned after calling Protestant brethren to Edinburgh

Preaches at the Earl of Morays funeral

Death of John Knox, without Knox there is no opposition to Church reforms

Death of John Knox, without Knox there is no opposition to Church reforms

Publication of "Book of Discipline", 2nd part

Publication of "Book of Discipline", 2nd part

Outlines education of the scriptures & a fully democratic Church