John Knox
George Wishart
A short biography of George Wishart (c. 1513–1546), Scottish preacher and martyr, the teacher of John Knox, burned at St. Andrews by Cardinal David Beaton.
Impact on Civics
How Reformation ideas shaped limited government, checks and balances, resistance theory, federalism, written constitutions, and American political thought.
John Knox
A biographical sketch of John Knox (c. 1514–1572): Wishart’s bodyguard, galley slave, chaplain to Edward VI, pastor in Geneva, and reformer of Scotland.
John Knox’s Travels
An interactive chronological map of John Knox’s travels through Scotland, the French galleys, England, Frankfurt, and Geneva.
Map of Major Reformers
A map locating major Protestant reformers and the European cities and regions most closely associated with their work.
Maps
An index of Reformation maps tracing reformers’ journeys, major locations, regional movements, and important events across Europe.
Mary of Guise
The French queen-regent of Scotland whose struggle with John Knox and the Protestant lords ended with her death in 1560.
Reformers
Profiles of the Reformers, a Reformation larger than any one man, group, or movement.
The Geneva Bible
The history, translation, notes, and enduring influence of the Geneva Bible of 1560, the study Bible of English Puritans and Pilgrims.
The Reformation in Scotland
A concise history of the Scottish Reformation, including George Wishart, John Knox, conflict with the crown, and the establishment of Presbyterianism.
The Scots Confession
The Scots Confession of 1560: the six Johns who wrote it in four days, John Knox's part in it, the twenty-five chapters, the marks of the true Kirk, and why this confession founded Scottish Presbyterianism.
The Scottish Reformation
A history of the Scottish Reformation and the Church of Scotland from Knox and 1560 through the Covenanters, secessions, unions, and settlement of 1929.
Who?
Who brought about the Reformation: the men and women God raised up, and the God who raised them.
William Whittingham
A short biography of William Whittingham (c. 1524–1579), Marian exile, Knox’s successor at Geneva, chief editor of the Geneva Bible, and Dean of Durham.
