Thursday 14 June 2007

8. What happened during the revolution / reformation?

  1. Notices appeared on the doors of Friaries. They warned the Friars to get out or else. (These were known as the “Beggars’ Summons”)
  2. John Knox preached sermon in Perth which caused an anti Catholic riot.
  3. The French King sent more soldiers to help Mary of Guise.
  4. Elizabeth sent an army into Scotland. It defeated the French.
  5. The Treaty of Edinburgh ended the fighting. French and English forces would leave Scotland.
  6. A Parliament in Edinburgh agreed that Scotland would no longer be a Catholic country. It was illegal to say the Catholic Mass in public.