2 May 1559
Return to Scotland
Knox returns from exile and becomes a leading voice of the Scottish Reformation
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Leith in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Knox returns from exile and becomes a leading voice of the Scottish Reformation
French forces are starved into submission at Leith
French forces are starved into submission at Leith
Mary of Guise relies on French troops defending Leith against English and Scottish forces
Mary of Guise relies on French troops besieged by English and Scottish Protestant forces
French representatives agree to withdraw troops from Scotland
Argyll's party benefits as French troops leave Leith
English troops besiege Leith, held by the queen regent, in aid of the "reformers"
Mary arrives at Leith to begin personal rule in Scotland
Taken through Fife & shipped to Leith
Provenance
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