Permanent historical factsheet

Arrest of Andrew Melville

Scotland · Religion / Church of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1605–1611Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1605

Andrew Melville1605

Tower of London · Religion / Church of England

James I has Andrew Melville arrested for mocking the English Church

1611

Andrew Melville1611

Tower of London · Religion / Church of England

Released & leaves for France, does not return

Names involved

Andrew Melville

Provenance

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