The History of The Reformation In Scotland

The History of The Reformation In Scotland

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Weight 0.53 kg
Dimensions 21.5 × 13.6 × 2.4 cm
ISBN 9780851513584
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Paperback
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Book
page-count

392
topic

16th century
Original Pub Date

1566
Banner Pub Date

Dec 1, 1982

Book Description

Few figures have dominated the character of a nation’s life as John Knox has influenced the history of Scotland. In this remarkable work, originally dictated to his secretaries between 1559 and 1571, John Knox tells the story of his times and the progress of the Reformation in Scotland. These pages breathe the sense of excitement and expectation possible only to an eye-witness and participant in the unfolding drama of the Reformation in 16th century Scotland.

John Knox was incapable of writing history in a detached fashion, merely as a catalogue of events, or even as a tracking down of causes and effects. The days through which he lived were full of the signs of the work of God. So, he said: ‘We write that the posterity to come may understand how patiently God wrought in preserving and delivering those that had but a small knowledge of the truth, and for the love of the same hazarded all’.

This edition of Knox’s history of the Reformation was edited, abridged, and modernised for 19th-century readers by C.J. Guthrie.

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PREFACE vii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xvii
HISTORICAL SUMMARY xix
1. BOOK I
From the Martyrdom of Master Patrick Hamilton in 1528, to the Meeting of the Scots Parliament in 1558 1
 2. BOOK II
From the First Petition of the Protestants to the Queen Regent in 1558, to the Mission of William Maitland of Lethington to Queen Elizabeth in 1559 143
 3. BOOK III
From the Defeat of the Protestants on 6th November 1559, to the Return of Lord James Stewart from France in May 1561 189
 4. BOOK IV
From the Return to Scotland of Mary, Queen of Scots, on 19th August 1561, to the rise of David Rizzio in 1564 259
GLOSSARY 355
INDEX 358

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  1. Charles Church –

    A rare combination of being both inspiring, entertaining, and informative, this book was one of the best I’ve ever read. I loved it start to finish. Full of hilarious anecdote and personal histories you never get from those writing centuries later.

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