John Knox 1505-1572
John Knox was the
leader of the Church of Scotland during the Reformation in December
1560. Born in Haddington, East Lothian his father fought at Flodden and John Calvin influenced him. John
Knox’s house is on The Royal Mile, Edinburgh and is open to the public.
There are two statues in Edinburgh: inside Ediniburgh Univesity School
of Divinity New College and St. Giles Cathedral.
A significant moment in his life was in 1547 and his capture at St. Andrews by the French and enslavement in the French galleys for a year and half, which affected his health for the rest of his life.
He often came into conflict with the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots and in modern times has been accused of being a misogynist, particularly because of his book “The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women”
His first wife Marjorie had two sons to him. She died and Knox eventually married the daughter of his friend Andrew Stewart. His new wife was 17. He was 50. They had three daughters.
A significant moment in his life was in 1547 and his capture at St. Andrews by the French and enslavement in the French galleys for a year and half, which affected his health for the rest of his life.
He often came into conflict with the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots and in modern times has been accused of being a misogynist, particularly because of his book “The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women”
His first wife Marjorie had two sons to him. She died and Knox eventually married the daughter of his friend Andrew Stewart. His new wife was 17. He was 50. They had three daughters.
