2 May 1559Return to ScotlandJohn Knox
Knox returns from exile and becomes a leading voice of the Scottish Reformation
Historical records for Scotland in 1559, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Knox returns from exile and becomes a leading voice of the Scottish Reformation
Knox preaches at Perth and religious unrest spreads
Argyll supports the Protestant Lords of the Congregation
James Stewart supports Protestant lords opposing the regency
Mary of Guise faces Protestant unrest after Knox's preaching
Mary of Scots becomes Queen Consort of France and links Scotland to Guise influence
Mary of Scots becomes queen consort of France after Francis II succeeds
Francis is crowned King of France
Maitland joins opponents of Mary of Guise and supports the Protestant cause
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
Hamilton changes allegiance again, joining the Protestant Lords of the Congregation to oppose the regency of Mary of Guise
Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed
Joins the Lords of the Congregation against the Regent
Joins the Lords of the Congregation against the Regent
Hamilton changes allegiance again, joining the Protestant Lords of the Congregation to oppose the regency of Mary of Guise
Churches & Abbeys eg Perth, Scone, Stirling, Edinburgh & Linlithgow are destroyed
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