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John Knox (c. 1514 – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the founder of the Church of Scotland . Born in Giffordgate, a street in Haddington, East Lothian , Knox is believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary ...
The grave of William Rae Wilson, explorer and author, Glasgow Necropolis. Pre-dating the cemetery, the statue of John Knox sitting on a column at the top of the hill, dates from 1825. The first burials were in 1832 in the extreme north-east on the lowest ground and were exclusively for Jewish burials (see section below).
Knox, fearing for his life, left the city on 24 July 1559. [81] St Giles', however, remained in Protestant hands. Knox's deputy, John Willock, continued to preach even as French soldiers disrupted his sermons, and ladders, to be used in the Siege of Leith, were constructed in the church. [80] [82]
The battery began before dawn on Sunday 30 July. The castle was quickly rendered indefensible; within six hours according to Knox and Pitscottie. [34] John Knox included his account of the French assault in his History of the Reformation of Scotland. According to Knox, the French fleet summoned the castle to surrender on the last day of June.
John Knox House, popularly known as John Knox's House, is a historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant reformer John Knox during the 16th century. Although his name became associated with the house, he appears to have lived in Warriston Close where a plaque indicates the approximate site of his ...
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Margaret Knox (née Stewart; 1547 – after 1612) was a Scottish noblewoman and the second wife of Scottish reformer John Knox, whom she married when she was 17 years old and he 54. The marriage caused consternation from Mary, Queen of Scots , as the couple had married without having obtained royal consent.