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1513 ca1546-15721572, Nov 24
a Scottish clergyman, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the Protestant Reformation and is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland. He is believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary-priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal David Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent of Scotland Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549.
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John Knox1513 ca1546
 
15721572, Nov 24

King Henry VIII1491, Jun 281509
 
15471547, Jan 28
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15501550
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15511551
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1569unknown
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1570unknown
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15721572, May 1
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1574unknown
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