Return to Scotland
Knox returns from exile and becomes a leading voice of the Scottish Reformation
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1559 in Scotland
Explore 18 historical events and records for Scotland in 1559.
Historical records for Scotland in 1559
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May
Perth Sermon
Knox preaches at Perth and religious unrest spreads
Lords of Congregation
Argyll supports the Protestant Lords of the Congregation
Lords of Congregation
James Stewart supports Protestant lords opposing the regency
Perth Disturbances
Mary of Guise faces Protestant unrest after Knox's preaching
July
French Queen Consort
Mary of Scots becomes Queen Consort of France and links Scotland to Guise influence
Queen Consort of France
Mary of Scots becomes queen consort of France after Francis II succeeds
September
Coronation
Francis is crowned King of France
October
Defects to Congregation
Maitland joins opponents of Mary of Guise and supports the Protestant cause
Other events (month unknown)
Calvinism
Introduces a militant type of Calvinism to Scotland. Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed
Edinburgh Abbey
Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed
Linlithgow Abbey
Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed
Lords of the Congregation
Hamilton changes allegiance again, joining the Protestant Lords of the Congregation to oppose the regency of Mary of Guise
Perth Abbey
Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed
Rebellion of Maitland
Joins the Lords of the Congregation against the Regent
Rebellion of Maitland
Joins the Lords of the Congregation against the Regent
Regency
Hamilton changes allegiance again, joining the Protestant Lords of the Congregation to oppose the regency of Mary of Guise
Stirling Abbey
Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed
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