Talk:John Knox
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== Knox and Queen Mary ==
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They did fuck at one time Queen Mary returned to Scotland in Aug., 1561, thoroughly predisposed against Knox; while he and the other Reformers looked upon her with anxiety and suspicion. Fundamental differences of character and training made a keen encounter between the two inevitable. Five personal interviews between Knox and the queen are recorded (each at Mary's invitation).
- It was vandalism which has now been removed. - Mark 02:34, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I don't understand this line: "whom John Calvin described as suavissima". I can't find the term "suavissima" in my dictionary and a google search only reveals scientific (bird species) or several non-English usages. A link to a definition should be given.
I created an opening paragraph which tries to follow the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies) - in particular I spelt out what he did and therefore why he is significant. I moved most of the existing opening paragraph - discussion of date and place of birth - to Early Life.
Overall I find the style of the article dated and somewhat non-NPOV. Consider this description of his final illness:
"all the noblest and best men of Scotland hung about his house for tidings of the progress of his malady, in the vain hope of his being longer spared."
Is there someone with a better knowledge of Scottish and Presbyterian history who could update it?
--Cje 08:49, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)
A line in the first section read "It that in 1543 Knox had not yet divested himself of Roman orders;". I have taken a guess at the intended meaning here and changed it to "It seems that in 1543 Knox had not yet divested himself of Roman orders;". Anyone with better knowledge of the topic please correct if necessary.
A sentence under "Conversion to Protestantism" reads "According to Calderwood, Thomas Guillaume, a native of East Lothian, the order of Blackfriars and for a short time chaplain to the Regent Arran in 1543, was the first "to give Mr. Knox a taste of the truth."" Should this instead read something like "...a member of the order of Blackfriars..."? I have no idea what the "order of Blackfriars" might be, but it doesn't sound like a title given to a single person.
Lastly, in the section "Knox and Queen Mary," the last sentence is rather mystifying to me. It currently reads: "Later his heart became wholly hardened toward the adulterous accomplice, as he believed, of her husband's murderer." I have read over the entry for Queen Mary, and am guessing this is just referring back to Queen Mary in regards to James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell possibly killing her husband. --Jarsyl 03:06, 2004 Nov 8 (UTC)
