to be fair real Presbyterians can't worship Knox any more than they can worship 'king Billy' that's Catholic like statues. Which is why Presbyterians don't make horror films, you don't need to turn a cross upside down the fact they've got a cross is enough to prove they're involved in some black mass.
This is my grandfather. I just found out. While doing my family history. To say I’m excited is an understatement. When I was in bible college. Studying to get my theology. I learned about him and many others. Never knowing he was my grandfather.
Can you believe we learnt about John Knox in history classes in the 1960s in South Africa? Will definitely visit the museum as soon as tourists are able to do so. Thank you so much!
Historical perspective without yawning, humour instead of pompous poo, character instead of blah blah bland. I LOVE these videos. Midnight in North Ayrshire and I'm an addict to these beautifully crafted wee gems.
The lighting on the grass in that one sequence is stunning, and then Bruce walks back across it. Cinematic touches like that make Bruce's videos another cut above.
Allow me to plug Bruce's tour guide skills. Best guide ever! We're coming back, Bruce, and hopefully we'll be seeing you again. Until then, we'll keep watching!
This is a great video Bruce. It’s amazing what I learn from you in just a matter of minutes. It’s like a shot of history espresso. Love it!! Thank you!!!
Bruce, another fantastic video. As an accredited preacher in the Presbyterian Church Knox is one of my heros, warts and all. If you look at Knox's relationship with women in private a very different picture of a rather gentle and teder man emerges. I argued that the Scottish Reformation was not just a bottom up reformation, but middle out Reformation. Tyndall's Bible was being smuggled into Scottish ports. Literate lairds were reading his Bible and turning to the new faith. I would argue that the relationship between the lairds and their people played a large part in the Scottish Reformation. These lairds would later form a Protestant parliament. The only issue was that Scotland had a Protestant parliament and a Catholic queen. Knox and parliament sought to build a good and Godly state in Scotland. Mary was always going to be an obstacle to this because she was throwing out bills to pass reformed laws. Later Church and State clashed in a power struggle, the kirk lost its authority to proceed over offences such as witchcraft and there was set of moral reform laws passed to try to reinvigorate the stalled Scottish Reformation. This is my area of study, early modern witchcraft in Scotland. Have you any Scottish witchcraft videos? Five thousand souls were tortured and burned in Scotland when charmers and witches were put to death. Many of these were people clinging on to the prayers and superstitions of the old faith. Yet, this is a part of Scottish history that no one wants to talk about.
@@shellc6743 Hi I also read early modern History at UU. I think that you will find that he had a lot of respect for women in his private life. His second wife, Margaret was much younger than Knox (17), but we can't judge the people of the past by our standards. His published work "The Frist Blast of the Trumpet ..." was a political work aginst Mary I and the regent of Scotland Mary of Guise. Both these women were burning Protestants and Knox wanted the people to rise aginst them Konx was by no means perfect, but be managed to raise a revolt in Scotland only nine days afer he returned there. This revolt led to major change and perhaps was the foundation of the Scottish enlightment. The democratic system of Church goverment that began in Scotland was carried to America by Ulster Scots and it could be argued that this was the foundation of The Americas experment in democracy during 1700s. It is always best to read History for yourself and not judge it, but study it.
Fascinating info. I’ve often wondered about the history of witch persecution. Historians often discuss it but without much detail. Would love it if Bruce did a series on this!
That's more about John Knox's life than I ever knew, and it was definitely a roller coaster ride. But it didn't necessarily make me a John Knox fan overnight. I come from Scots-Irish stock that ended up in North Carolina, where the fire-and-brimstone Presbyterians later flocked to the Baptist church in these Appalachians hills... bringing their dour fanaticism with them. My forebears were almost entirely Presbyterian... then suddenly Southern Baptist a generation or two later. Catholic, Protestant, Presbyterian, Baptist, whatever - a pox on all their houses! All these wars of religion (both actual and metaphorical) seem to me just steps on a long road to tolerance and freedom without religion. Different flavors of the same drink, so to speak. But I do hope Knox was good for Scotland overall. And thank you for your excellent and thought-provoking videos!
I just started watching your videos and I love them! I’m going to Scotland on vacation for the fourth time soon and new insight always makes travel richer. Thank you!
@@nikkibyrd4806 aw wow! John Knox married Margaret Stuart who had a daughter - Elizabeth Knox. She ended up marrying John welsh (who is my direct descendant)
A history nerd living in Falkirk here and, to be honest, I've never found Scottish history particularly interesting. I've always spent my days leafing through the stories of antiquity or even researching the escapades of the British empire. But finally.... NOW I understand why Scottish history is so interesting. Thanks Bruce! I've only just found your channell but you've invigorated my desire to live the history in the country in which I live. Thank you
A Bhrus, Tapadh leibh gu mòr! I'm a little late to the party but this your best video that I have seen yet. In spite of my Scottish heritage my family is primarily "Irish Irish" and yes, you are 100% correct about the lack of support for true democracy there. It's crying over spilled milk now but John Knox's Protestantism was much closer to the "Irish Church" of the dark ages than Roman Catholicism could ever be. Tìoraidh an-dràsta!
Love this, you're great. Thank you for explaining this. I have always wondered why Macdonalds have the catholic cross in our coat of arms and how we became Presbyterian; at least on my side. Interesting.
As Reformed Presbyterian studying my churches' roots (and inadvertently my nation's) history, I appreciate your reasonable, well-balanced, and fact-based presentation of history.
Brilliant-these intriguing stories are told in such a fine manner as to comprise a rich and remarkable historical treasure. Cannot thank you enough for such wonderfully expressive videos.
Sorry looks like I didn't finish what I was meant to say, or I clicked on the most recent UA-cam vid. Ye what I was say was. Been watching these Scottish history vids and think there brilliant. Watched them all and liked them all. Big John Knox is like the David Attenborough of Scottish history, keep it up big John and hope your UA-cam channel kicks of big time. I'm a patriotic Scot from Dundee. Could you please get back to me and let me know where you had his dreadlocks done. I have long hair and been wanting them for years, even willing to travel to get them done. Cheers Scotland the brave🏴🏴🏴
Thank you so much, Bruce! I’m taking you up on your invitation. Hubby and I are visiting Scotland in June (2022), Edinburgh first. Thanks for the interesting history lessons!
I learnt so much! I mostly grew up in Scotland and walked passed his house so often. Only knew folk song history about him though. Yew Tree, Battlefield Band etc. Thanks Bruce. Love hearing my native accent and humour again :)
Another excellent, concise humourous vid. Scotland's education system was for centuries the envy of the world. Sadly now our kid's can hardly read, write or count. They are no longer taught ' how to think' but 'what to think' and woe betide any who challenge the 'ministry of truth.'
I’m so sorry! 😢 I’ve wondered about the Scottish (UK?) education system, because I’ve seen other Scots’ videos who say they don’t learn about their history in school. Whaa???
Scotland is one of the countries with most children / kids (plural) going on to further education, and on merit and not ability to pay. (Thanks Scotgov) Just this month, best school prize handed to a school in Dunoon! My mother read a lot, as did I. Not all literacy skills are schooling. You have to question the parenting, hypnotized by TVs and Internet who are failing to feed our children's natural curiosity. Scotland can and will do so much better when the shackles come off. Hopefully, also fix that history curriculum.
Was it Rousseau or Voltaire who said it but i do appreciate what they thought "I will defend your right to say your opinion even though i may disagree with it"
Knox really was a unique man! He must have been amazingly charismatic and he must have been truly loved by people in England, Germany, Switzerland and Scotland because when you read of his 100% refusal to bow to any authority, refusal to recognise monarchs and rulers (explicitly going against both Calvin and Luther's instructions about recognising earthly powers) and publishing writing telling everyone to do the same - and yet in every country he was always helped to escape or to not be arrested or punished by his friends. Someone who had such friends everywhere he went must have been extraordinary!
What's funny about your comment is that last week somebody accused me of being a Celtic fan because all my videos are pro catholic. I guess I just can't win
I thought that it was informative and I know you are only putting forward the facts Bruce, but to some people in Scotland he is the start point of all the religious troubles, and no I don't think you are a celtic fan either, keep up the history tours though.
What a load of rubbish. Catholics think that they are persecuted, in the St Bartholomew Massacre they murders more Christian in one day than the Roman Empire did in its entire history. Their persecution of Protestants throughout Europe was in the end, met by a toleration totally absent from their own church's behaviour.
@@johndoherty7030 He isn’t honoring John Knox. He is telling history. Not rewriting it. And John Knox didn’t force anyone to change their religion…those people chose for themselves. And while we are on the subject of persecution John Knox was not only personally persecuted but was held captive and tortured on several occasions by Catholics. More Protestants were tortured and murdered for having been enlightened. Religious persecution has been going on since the dawn of time and not just in Scotland. There should have always been a choice of religion not everyone being bullied by the Catholic Church. Tolerance has not and is not been a strong suit for the Catholic faith. Hence, John Knox being known as the Father of Presbyterianism. He just followed people like George Wishart, and John Calvin who helped started the Reformation. He was a good and honest man trying to help others who didn’t want to live or serve under a pope or such a repressive religion that was not biblical in any shape form or fashion.
oh perfect. I am Christian but sometimes my fellow brothers and sisters get too carried away trying to over spiritualize every thing in my opinion, when all I want is the simply history of a person! And then I can go deeper in the spiritual part of it if I so choose. Fascinating!
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At 10:28 you say that James VI was baptised by John Knox. But both of James's parents were catholics and he had been baptised into the Catholic church. He certainly was brought up as a protestant, but I don't think Knox had anything directly to do with that. It was mainly due to George Buchanan who was his tutor.
Learned more in a week of discovering this channel about my own country than I ever did in school. Almost everything I learned in school was English history with the odd Scottish bit added in as a sidenote
one of the greatest Britons to grace our country, and because of this he is one of the most despised of British men. Note! I emphasize that he is a British man - possibly one of our Reformers who was most responsible for cementing the English and Scottish nations together in one common cause to banish superstition and idolatry from our religious belief and lay the foundation for an Empire that has had a massive influence for good in the world - not forgetting our American brethren, who , with their industrial might, procured a free world. But the work is not complete yet.
Howdy Bruce. I’m a Texas Presbyterian who loved my visit to Scotland, took communion at St. Giles, spit on the appropriate spot and visited John Knox home. It was a great experience and my only regret was not seeing this video first because my visit was likely before you made it. I was fascinated by the ceiling beams in his house. Thanks for the background information. It added greatly to my experience. If you get to Texas, stop by for my haggis with chili peppers.
My mother is a Texas Presbyterian. My dad met her when he was at Ft. Hood and married her. If you have Kirkpatricks, McBurney's, or Ramsey's, we are kin. We are in Alabama now but I remember my mee maw said "warsh" and loved to cook salmon croquettes. My Pee Paw said "Missourah" and "Cincinnatah". He worked for the Sante Fe railroad. My wife and I went to Scotland this year. Most of our Scottish was Scot-Irish originating from Southwest Scotland. I ate salmon croquettes in a little restaurant and felt a family vibe for sure!
Another great video Bruce. I've just recently discovered your videos and I'm glad I did. I visited Geneva a good few years ago now and was wandering through a park there, when I came across this big memorial to Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox. I often wondered to myself how a statue of John Knox ended up in Geneva. Now I know. keep up the good work.
@@ScotlandHistoryTours let's go on motorbikes.....I've been to Geneva only once(yep, on a bike) and didnae know about John Knox's connection to the place. Damned expensive it was. I bought an ice cream and a postcard. I posted the card from France....John Know would have sighed! Bruce. THANK YOU for opening by blurry eyes to my own country's past. I don't know why this wasn't taught in Victoria Drive Drive Secondary in Scotstoun in the late 1970s.....maybe the teachers didnae know either.
Another interesting video Bruce, it seems that you have many such like videos so I'll keep looking at them, you're educating me about Scotland. Cheers.
great stuff as always from Bruce.......one thing is certain: whatever Knox was, he was the seed that sprouted into an anti-Scottish movement among many Scots. This ultimately led to Scotland losing her freedom. there is no argument about this - even Knox's admirers will concede this. Organising the law to proscribe the ancient faith and allying themselves with the English, Knox and his followers could well be regarded as traitors. Its a pity that reformation led to the selling of our country to a foreign power.
We went to the John Knox House. It was interesting in many different ways -- history of the city, the building, the owner, Mary Queen of Scots, and John Knox. Not being Catholic or Presbyterian, I found it quite balanced and informative -- like your video. From the comments here, I see a lot of people don't think you are balanced unless you take their side! Just laying out the information isn't enough. Oh, well. Keep up the good work!
Bruce, I’ve often said that the life of John Knox would make a better movie than the Avengers! Thanks for sharing this story! By the way, I’m a retired Presbyterian minister, so I am a bit biased. ;-)
As a result of your video I wish to visit Scotland and meet you even before I go to the Holy Land. The survival of Protestant Christianity interests me almost as much as the origin of Christianity. Until months ago survival of Protestant Christianity in the United States was my main focus. God willing I can work my way backward in time as I travel. Blessings to you Sir!
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Thank you very much for this absolutely great video! I hope I will be ale to visit Scottland from the very far away Chile! And I will give you a call for a guide!
Aye Bruce I would love to come and see my soul land again, meet with you and learn more about my people. But it is far, and I must consider my impact on the world my grandchildren grow up in. So I will make do with yer wee stories that charm and educate me. If yer ever in Cairns Australia, drop by, I have a bottle set by, brewed by the descendants of our hame in my distant land... I'll put yer name on it.
So strange seeing John Knox house again. I worked as a museum assistant there when I was 19 and because I’m a history buff I really enjoyed it. I would encourage all interested to have a look but please don’t expect a house all set out as he used to live in it ( well not when I worked there ) but lovely painted ceilings and certainly an interesting walk through 🙂
Hi Bruce, thanks for another interesting slice of history. At 10:35, you walk past an alley which had a cage presumably preventing thieves/burglars from gaining access, but does it have any stories behind it? It stood out as unusual, I've never seen an alley cage before (even though I've been down that road numerous times). Maybe it's just testament that I paid more attention to my girlfriend than my surroundings, she was prettier than a street haha.
A few of the closes have gates or gratings if that's what you mean. In fact the closing of these at nights is how they got the name close... as opposed to the US alley
There is a book , Cardinal of Scotland: David Beaton. Which gives a very good into Beatons life and his much ignored patriotism. His struggle to keep Scotland Catholic and free from English rule is often forgotten or ignored due to the gate keepers of Scottish History of days gone by.
Thank you for this educational video! You gave me new interest in John Knox. I grew up in the United States. My family religion was what we would call high church Episcopalian(Anglican), “Anglo Catholic”
Its kind of strange to think all the history that is overlooked in our schools when i was at school i was taught more English history and British English history rather than Scottish history and Scotland in the empire kinda sad to think oh well up to us to change that i guess great video as always
Aye, totally agree, we had our ‘History ‘ textbook (tome) and then we had our ‘Scottish history’ book, which was more of a pamphlet really yet even then (1960’s) we were left wanting more. More power to you mate 👍🏼
@Deborah Rhoades gender was not the only limiting factor. Poverty and if you lived in the country could also limit the level of education you could receive.
Thank you for your videos I have been enjoying the series. Question please - at 12:52 in this video you mention the Ulster Scotts and their migration to Appalachia in America. My father's family is from that immigration, and I know some of that history from Senator Jim Webb's book "Born Fighting". If possible, I would love to hear your perspective and details about that history. Would you please consider making an episode about the Scots-Irish Emigration from Scotland?
And can you explain why in America we only ever hear about the Scots-Irish and NOT the Scots? As a Scot in the US these last 20 years , it confuses the hell out of me.
@@sheenastapleton3828 That's a good question. I would speculate it has to do with the mass immigration of the scots-Irish and their legacy in Appalachia and the American Frontier. We also hear a lot about the native Irish and their immigration during the potato famine and such. Both of these migrations contained large numbers emigrants with strong cultural and ethnic identities. Perhaps the native Scotts just came in a more dispersed manner and in fewer numbers, so there are less of their ancestors.
Interesting note, Knox gave the first non catholic communion under a yew tree at the Finlaystone house. Owned at the time by the Cunningham’s. The tree is still there, and the reason I named my son Finlay.
John Knox's pulpit is located above the village of Scotlandwell, by Kinross. A hike up Bishop Hill, above Loch Leven will take you to this natural amphitheater. If you're fit enough to make the hike it is well worth it. Stop for a drink at 'The Well' which was once believed to have medicinal qualities. Toss in a coin and make a wish. I still have a penny from the well : )
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to be fair real Presbyterians can't worship Knox any more than they can worship 'king Billy' that's Catholic like statues. Which is why Presbyterians don't make horror films, you don't need to turn a cross upside down the fact they've got a cross is enough to prove they're involved in some black mass.
Wasn’t there another type of reformation in Scottish church in the 19th century?
@@seanirishterrier6588 Yes this resulted in the Free Presbyterian church (Wee Frees).
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This is my grandfather. I just found out. While doing my family history. To say I’m excited is an understatement. When I was in bible college. Studying to get my theology. I learned about him and many others. Never knowing he was my grandfather.
He is my 11th great grandfather and did not know until this year while doing genealogy. What a wonderful surprise.
That's awesome!
That’s exciting!! God bless you!😊
Grandfather?? Do you mean great great GREAT Grandfather?
The history I've received that the queen was afraid of him because he prayer warrior
Can you believe we learnt about John Knox in history classes in the 1960s in South Africa?
Will definitely visit the museum as soon as tourists are able to do so. Thank you so much!
Makes sense given anglo dutch roots of south africa.
It’s criminal that in Scotland we are not taught about Knox. I only know of him due to my faith & the fact I live 3 mins from John Knox street.
Historical perspective without yawning, humour instead of pompous poo, character instead of blah blah bland. I LOVE these videos. Midnight in North Ayrshire and I'm an addict to these beautifully crafted wee gems.
The lighting on the grass in that one sequence is stunning, and then Bruce walks back across it. Cinematic touches like that make Bruce's videos another cut above.
I am born and bred on the West Coast of Scotland.
Your videos are an important part of my education.
Thanks for sharing 👍😊
My pleasure!
Allow me to plug Bruce's tour guide skills. Best guide ever! We're coming back, Bruce, and hopefully we'll be seeing you again. Until then, we'll keep watching!
Great video, John Knox had a huge impact on Scotland. Thank you for producing!
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This is a great video Bruce. It’s amazing what I learn from you in just a matter of minutes. It’s like a shot of history espresso. Love it!! Thank you!!!
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Bruce, another fantastic video. As an accredited preacher in the Presbyterian Church Knox is one of my heros, warts and all. If you look at Knox's relationship with women in private a very different picture of a rather gentle and teder man emerges. I argued that the Scottish Reformation was not just a bottom up reformation, but middle out Reformation. Tyndall's Bible was being smuggled into Scottish ports. Literate lairds were reading his Bible and turning to the new faith. I would argue that the relationship between the lairds and their people played a large part in the Scottish Reformation. These lairds would later form a Protestant parliament. The only issue was that Scotland had a Protestant parliament and a Catholic queen. Knox and parliament sought to build a good and Godly state in Scotland. Mary was always going to be an obstacle to this because she was throwing out bills to pass reformed laws. Later Church and State clashed in a power struggle, the kirk lost its authority to proceed over offences such as witchcraft and there was set of moral reform laws passed to try to reinvigorate the stalled Scottish Reformation. This is my area of study, early modern witchcraft in Scotland. Have you any Scottish witchcraft videos? Five thousand souls were tortured and burned in Scotland when charmers and witches were put to death. Many of these were people clinging on to the prayers and superstitions of the old faith. Yet, this is a part of Scottish history that no one wants to talk about.
eww, he used women and little girls.
@@shellc6743 Hi I also read early modern History at UU. I think that you will find that he had a lot of respect for women in his private life. His second wife, Margaret was much younger than Knox (17), but we can't judge the people of the past by our standards. His published work "The Frist Blast of the Trumpet ..." was a political work aginst Mary I and the regent of Scotland Mary of Guise. Both these women were burning Protestants and Knox wanted the people to rise aginst them Konx was by no means perfect, but be managed to raise a revolt in Scotland only nine days afer he returned there. This revolt led to major change and perhaps was the foundation of the Scottish enlightment.
The democratic system of Church goverment that began in Scotland was carried to America by Ulster Scots and it could be argued that this was the foundation of The Americas experment in democracy during 1700s. It is always best to read History for yourself and not judge it, but study it.
Fascinating info. I’ve often wondered about the history of witch persecution. Historians often discuss it but without much detail. Would love it if Bruce did a series on this!
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This is a top-notch, well explained, and exemplified lecture on John Knox. Thank you for graciously sharing your knowledge 🙏🏼
You're very welcome!
That's more about John Knox's life than I ever knew, and it was definitely a roller coaster ride. But it didn't necessarily make me a John Knox fan overnight. I come from Scots-Irish stock that ended up in North Carolina, where the fire-and-brimstone Presbyterians later flocked to the Baptist church in these Appalachians hills... bringing their dour fanaticism with them. My forebears were almost entirely Presbyterian... then suddenly Southern Baptist a generation or two later. Catholic, Protestant, Presbyterian, Baptist, whatever - a pox on all their houses! All these wars of religion (both actual and metaphorical) seem to me just steps on a long road to tolerance and freedom without religion. Different flavors of the same drink, so to speak. But I do hope Knox was good for Scotland overall. And thank you for your excellent and thought-provoking videos!
Just found out I’m Scottish on my mom’s side! I’ve been learning so much from your videos!!!! Thanks for all the amazing content :)
As a Presbyterian Minister in SA I'd like to thank you for one of the best documentaries I've ever watched on John Knox. Hanx Bruce
Beautifully done, Bruce, thank you. That must have given you quite a headache in the planning stage!
I just started watching your videos and I love them! I’m going to Scotland on vacation for the fourth time soon and new insight always makes travel richer. Thank you!
i just found this channel and i am really enjoying learning more about the history of Scotland Thank you for your efforts
Welcome!
Hi. Another great video. I wish I could have downloaded your videos and shown them to the pupils when I was teaching history! ATS and stay safe. Nigel
My family tree actually links back to John Knox, hence why I’m here trying to research him! Interesting video 👏🏽
Thanks
John Knox was my great great great great great great great great grandpa
You may be related to James Knox Polk
Maybe archie knox
@@nikkibyrd4806 aw wow! John Knox married Margaret Stuart who had a daughter - Elizabeth Knox. She ended up marrying John welsh (who is my direct descendant)
I’m a Johnston. Can you do a video on the lowland clans? 🙏🏻😁
You’re awesome!
I've never really do clan videos
A history nerd living in Falkirk here and, to be honest, I've never found Scottish history particularly interesting. I've always spent my days leafing through the stories of antiquity or even researching the escapades of the British empire. But finally.... NOW I understand why Scottish history is so interesting. Thanks Bruce! I've only just found your channell but you've invigorated my desire to live the history in the country in which I live. Thank you
Always very interesting, Bruce. Love this channel!❤️
Glad you enjoy it!
A Bhrus, Tapadh leibh gu mòr! I'm a little late to the party but this your best video that I have seen yet. In spite of my Scottish heritage my family is primarily "Irish Irish" and yes, you are 100% correct about the lack of support for true democracy there. It's crying over spilled milk now but John Knox's Protestantism was much closer to the "Irish Church" of the dark ages than Roman Catholicism could ever be. Tìoraidh an-dràsta!
Love this, you're great. Thank you for explaining this. I have always wondered why Macdonalds have the catholic cross in our coat of arms and how we became Presbyterian; at least on my side. Interesting.
First time listening to Scottish English. Love it.
Yes, I promise to come and see John Knox's house in person! Thanks for all the great videos! 👍😎🇨🇦
Any time!
As Reformed Presbyterian studying my churches' roots (and inadvertently my nation's) history, I appreciate your reasonable, well-balanced, and fact-based presentation of history.
Thanks
Look on a site such as Family Search. Nobody knew he was a 12th Great of mine until I saw the path there. Mormons sure do have a lot.
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Brilliant-these intriguing stories are told in such a fine manner as to comprise a rich and remarkable historical treasure. Cannot thank you enough for such wonderfully expressive videos.
You have a magnificent way with words, thank you so much
You are so welcome Bradley
Love all you do telling the history of Scottish is amazing , and about
Sorry looks like I didn't finish what I was meant to say, or I clicked on the most recent UA-cam vid. Ye what I was say was. Been watching these Scottish history vids and think there brilliant. Watched them all and liked them all. Big John Knox is like the David Attenborough of Scottish history, keep it up big John and hope your UA-cam channel kicks of big time. I'm a patriotic Scot from Dundee. Could you please get back to me and let me know where you had his dreadlocks done. I have long hair and been wanting them for years, even willing to travel to get them done. Cheers Scotland the brave🏴🏴🏴
You are a great storyteller. Great video once again!
Thanks again!
Thank you so much, Bruce! I’m taking you up on your invitation. Hubby and I are visiting Scotland in June (2022), Edinburgh first. Thanks for the interesting history lessons!
I learnt so much! I mostly grew up in Scotland and walked passed his house so often. Only knew folk song history about him though. Yew Tree, Battlefield Band etc. Thanks Bruce. Love hearing my native accent and humour again :)
You're welcome
Another excellent, concise humourous vid.
Scotland's education system was for centuries the envy of the world.
Sadly now our kid's can hardly read, write or count. They are no longer taught ' how to think' but 'what to think' and woe betide any who challenge the 'ministry of truth.'
I’m so sorry! 😢 I’ve wondered about the Scottish (UK?) education system, because I’ve seen other Scots’ videos who say they don’t learn about their history in school. Whaa???
Scotland is one of the countries with most children / kids (plural) going on to further education, and on merit and not ability to pay. (Thanks Scotgov) Just this month, best school prize handed to a school in Dunoon!
My mother read a lot, as did I. Not all literacy skills are schooling. You have to question the parenting, hypnotized by TVs and Internet who are failing to feed our children's natural curiosity.
Scotland can and will do so much better when the shackles come off. Hopefully, also fix that history curriculum.
Was it Rousseau or Voltaire who said it but i do appreciate what they thought "I will defend your right to say your opinion even though i may disagree with it"
I am a descendent of John Knox. Thank you for this lesson.
I know. To a modern "iching ear" the FIRE AND BRIMSTONE sermons seem archaic but the TRUTH of the Gospel triumphs over all!
Knox really was a unique man! He must have been amazingly charismatic and he must have been truly loved by people in England, Germany, Switzerland and Scotland because when you read of his 100% refusal to bow to any authority, refusal to recognise monarchs and rulers (explicitly going against both Calvin and Luther's instructions about recognising earthly powers) and publishing writing telling everyone to do the same - and yet in every country he was always helped to escape or to not be arrested or punished by his friends. Someone who had such friends everywhere he went must have been extraordinary!
I loved the context and nuanced points of view you give in your videos. Thanks for great content.
My pleasure!
I'm coming to visit in October 2022!!! Thank you!!
Its nice to see you honoring John Knox the man who started the persecution of Catholics in Scotland which still goes on till this day, well done.
What's funny about your comment is that last week somebody accused me of being a Celtic fan because all my videos are pro catholic. I guess I just can't win
I thought that it was informative and I know you are only putting forward the facts Bruce, but to some people in Scotland he is the start point of all the religious troubles, and no I don't think you are a celtic fan either, keep up the history tours though.
A Hun fan ..john
What a load of rubbish. Catholics think that they are persecuted, in the St Bartholomew Massacre they murders more Christian in one day than the Roman Empire did in its entire history. Their persecution of Protestants throughout Europe was in the end, met by a toleration totally absent from their own church's behaviour.
@@johndoherty7030 He isn’t honoring John Knox. He is telling history. Not rewriting it. And John Knox didn’t force anyone to change their religion…those people chose for themselves. And while we are on the subject of persecution John Knox was not only personally persecuted but was held captive and tortured on several occasions by Catholics. More Protestants were tortured and murdered for having been enlightened. Religious persecution has been going on since the dawn of time and not just in Scotland. There should have always been a choice of religion not everyone being bullied by the Catholic Church. Tolerance has not and is not been a strong suit for the Catholic faith. Hence, John Knox being known as the Father of Presbyterianism. He just followed people like George Wishart, and John Calvin who helped started the Reformation. He was a good and honest man trying to help others who didn’t want to live or serve under a pope or such a repressive religion that was not biblical in any shape form or fashion.
I am a Scott who lives in Australia and I am only learning now my actual history,thank you
Welcome on board
Cheers big yin learning more now than I ever was taught aboot my own country foward the 42 😁🏴
oh perfect. I am Christian but sometimes my fellow brothers and sisters get too carried away trying to over spiritualize every thing in my opinion, when all I want is the simply history of a person! And then I can go deeper in the spiritual part of it if I so choose. Fascinating!
Very interesting, helps me understand more of the family and it's values that I grew up in.
Sweet, that, pal! Thanks for the tour and history!
Glad you enjoyed it
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Hi Bruce,did he not ban music ,dancing and Popish feasts like Christmas etc?.
Aye he was a killjoy
brilliant yet again.. Thank u
You're welcome
I always learn something new even when I've heard about the topic before. 🏆
At 10:28 you say that James VI was baptised by John Knox. But both of James's parents were catholics and he had been baptised into the Catholic church. He certainly was brought up as a protestant, but I don't think Knox had anything directly to do with that. It was mainly due to George Buchanan who was his tutor.
Learned more in a week of discovering this channel about my own country than I ever did in school.
Almost everything I learned in school was English history with the odd Scottish bit added in as a sidenote
Putting Scotland in the centre here
Great man to whom we are all indebted
You make very good videos, In my school in Aberdeen we were never taught history such as this.
I went to school in Lanarkshire,we got taught this and the Covenanters .. In primary school!!
Wow, Knox was proactive. Look at that fire exit sign! I might though have expected it to say "SALVATION". 😁
Excellant historical lectures, most enjoyable
Glad you like them!
Truly brilliant,
Learned so much. Various Scots gave me Various accounts over my life.
John Knox, diamond geezer!!
Glad you enjoyed it Peter. Not everyone will think he's a diamond geezer, but we've all got a perspective eh?☺🙂
Nothing Diamond about him.
one of the greatest Britons to grace our country, and because of this he is one of the most despised of British men. Note! I emphasize that he is a British man - possibly one of our Reformers who was most responsible for cementing the English and Scottish nations together in one common cause to banish superstition and idolatry from our religious belief and lay the foundation for an Empire that has had a massive influence for good in the world - not forgetting our American brethren, who , with their industrial might, procured a free world. But the work is not complete yet.
Howdy Bruce. I’m a Texas Presbyterian who loved my visit to Scotland, took communion at St. Giles, spit on the appropriate spot and visited John Knox home. It was a great experience and my only regret was not seeing this video first because my visit was likely before you made it. I was fascinated by the ceiling beams in his house. Thanks for the background information. It added greatly to my experience. If you get to Texas, stop by for my haggis with chili peppers.
That ceiling is beautiful. It’s original paint colors were a little gaudy for my taste but I loved the faded appearance during my visit last summer.
My mother is a Texas Presbyterian. My dad met her when he was at Ft. Hood and married her. If you have Kirkpatricks, McBurney's, or Ramsey's, we are kin. We are in Alabama now but I remember my mee maw said "warsh" and loved to cook salmon croquettes. My Pee Paw said "Missourah" and "Cincinnatah". He worked for the Sante Fe railroad. My wife and I went to Scotland this year. Most of our Scottish was Scot-Irish originating from Southwest Scotland. I ate salmon croquettes in a little restaurant and felt a family vibe for sure!
Just found your Chanel and will be keeping track🏴
Brilliant once again Bruce..
Cheers
Another great video Bruce. I've just recently discovered your videos and I'm glad I did. I visited Geneva a good few years ago now and was wandering through a park there, when I came across this big memorial to Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox. I often wondered to myself how a statue of John Knox ended up in Geneva. Now I know. keep up the good work.
Aye.one day I'll have the budget to make those visits part of the videos😊
i love history bruce also makees it fun and he interacts with ya
@@ScotlandHistoryTours let's go on motorbikes.....I've been to Geneva only once(yep, on a bike) and didnae know about John Knox's connection to the place. Damned expensive it was. I bought an ice cream and a postcard. I posted the card from France....John Know would have sighed!
Bruce. THANK YOU for opening by blurry eyes to my own country's past. I don't know why this wasn't taught in Victoria Drive Drive Secondary in Scotstoun in the late 1970s.....maybe the teachers didnae know either.
did you bow down and worship the statues of your heretic heroes, like so many protestants falsely accuse Catholics of doing?
Love the work you do and would like to see some history of pipers and the role they played in Scotland.
Another interesting video Bruce, it seems that you have many such like videos so I'll keep looking at them, you're educating me about Scotland. Cheers.
It's what we're here for
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great stuff as always from Bruce.......one thing is certain: whatever Knox was, he was the seed that sprouted into an anti-Scottish movement among many Scots. This ultimately led to Scotland losing her freedom. there is no argument about this - even Knox's admirers will concede this. Organising the law to proscribe the ancient faith and allying themselves with the English, Knox and his followers could well be regarded as traitors. Its a pity that reformation led to the selling of our country to a foreign power.
Another great video! We'll go to John Knox's house tomorrow to help you keep your side of the deal!
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We went to the John Knox House. It was interesting in many different ways -- history of the city, the building, the owner, Mary Queen of Scots, and John Knox. Not being Catholic or Presbyterian, I found it quite balanced and informative -- like your video. From the comments here, I see a lot of people don't think you are balanced unless you take their side! Just laying out the information isn't enough. Oh, well. Keep up the good work!
Great video man, I visited Scotland a couple years ago and seeing those streets is making me want to return lol
Particularly good this one. Thistle Do Nicely made me giggle.
Bruce, I’ve often said that the life of John Knox would make a better movie than the Avengers! Thanks for sharing this story! By the way, I’m a retired Presbyterian minister, so I am a bit biased.
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What an interesting and insightful lesson.
Thanks
As a result of your video I wish to visit Scotland and meet you even before I go to the Holy Land. The survival of Protestant Christianity interests me almost as much as the origin of Christianity. Until months ago survival of Protestant Christianity in the United States was my main focus. God willing I can work my way backward in time as I travel. Blessings to you Sir!
Here to help😁
Brilliant stuff. You should be on TV. I wish we had someone as natural and enthusiastic about English history. Keep up the good work!
You will have, defo. I don't know who they are, but they're there somewhere
I love listening to you. Thank you.
I will come and visit only on the condition I don't have to eat haggis, traditional or otherwise.
Och Ah dinnae ken. I'll hae tae think on that
@@ScotlandHistoryTours 😆
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I love that you pause in front of the "Scottish Storytelling Centre"!
It's a wonderful Video.. Loved it! Sharing as much as possible!
Good lad
Thanks a bunch, John.
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Thank you very much for this absolutely great video! I hope I will be ale to visit Scottland from the very far away Chile! And I will give you a call for a guide!
I hope so too!
Aye Bruce I would love to come and see my soul land again, meet with you and learn more about my people. But it is far, and I must consider my impact on the world my grandchildren grow up in. So I will make do with yer wee stories that charm and educate me. If yer ever in Cairns Australia, drop by, I have a bottle set by, brewed by the descendants of our hame in my distant land... I'll put yer name on it.
So strange seeing John Knox house again. I worked as a museum assistant there when I was 19 and because I’m a history buff I really enjoyed it. I would encourage all interested to have a look but please don’t expect a house all set out as he used to live in it ( well not when I worked there ) but lovely painted ceilings and certainly an interesting walk through 🙂
I am a Knox and i enjoyed the video
I'm delighted
@@ScotlandHistoryTours this is my ancestor and i also belong to the macfarlane clan.
Wonderful metaphor on catalyst
Hi Bruce, thanks for another interesting slice of history.
At 10:35, you walk past an alley which had a cage presumably preventing thieves/burglars from gaining access, but does it have any stories behind it?
It stood out as unusual, I've never seen an alley cage before (even though I've been down that road numerous times).
Maybe it's just testament that I paid more attention to my girlfriend than my surroundings, she was prettier than a street haha.
A few of the closes have gates or gratings if that's what you mean. In fact the closing of these at nights is how they got the name close... as opposed to the US alley
There is a book , Cardinal of Scotland: David Beaton. Which gives a very good into Beatons life and his much ignored patriotism. His struggle to keep Scotland Catholic and free from English rule is often forgotten or ignored due to the gate keepers of Scottish History of days gone by.
Thank you for this educational video! You gave me new interest in John Knox. I grew up in the United States. My family religion was what we would call high church Episcopalian(Anglican), “Anglo Catholic”
Love these Videos you are entertaining and informative keep up the great work
Its kind of strange to think all the history that is overlooked in our schools when i was at school i was taught more English history and British English history rather than Scottish history and Scotland in the empire kinda sad to think oh well up to us to change that i guess great video as always
So many folks have said that. Hopefully we can repair that. I'll make the videos, you share them and little by little we'll change the world😎
Aye, totally agree, we had our ‘History ‘ textbook (tome) and then we had our ‘Scottish history’ book, which was more of a pamphlet really yet even then (1960’s) we were left wanting more. More power to you mate 👍🏼
Excellent!
Many thanks!
Your Good San ! Great Information
I try
Entertaining, Informing, and very well presented..This guy is great..
Thank you sir
The insistence on schools was the greatest thing he did for the people of Scotland
True, and they were the best schools for 300 years. They founded the Scottish enlightenment
To his credit Knox broke the Catholic churches monopoly on Education, which they used as a tool of power
@Deborah Rhoades typically girls were taught reading, but interestingly not writing, sewing and knitting.
@Deborah Rhoades gender was not the only limiting factor. Poverty and if you lived in the country could also limit the level of education you could receive.
again shared another great story!
Thanks for spreading the word man
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You are such a great storyteller! If I ever make my way to Scotland, I'll be sure to take one of your tours.
Yay
Thank you for your videos I have been enjoying the series. Question please - at 12:52 in this video you mention the Ulster Scotts and their migration to Appalachia in America. My father's family is from that immigration, and I know some of that history from Senator Jim Webb's book "Born Fighting". If possible, I would love to hear your perspective and details about that history. Would you please consider making an episode about the Scots-Irish Emigration from Scotland?
I'll add it to the list😊
And can you explain why in America we only ever hear about the Scots-Irish and NOT the Scots? As a Scot in the US these last 20 years , it confuses the hell out of me.
@@sheenastapleton3828 That's a good question. I would speculate it has to do with the mass immigration of the scots-Irish and their legacy in Appalachia and the American Frontier. We also hear a lot about the native Irish and their immigration during the potato famine and such. Both of these migrations contained large numbers emigrants with strong cultural and ethnic identities. Perhaps the native Scotts just came in a more dispersed manner and in fewer numbers, so there are less of their ancestors.
The Scots-Irish emigrated from Ulster, not Scotland ;)
@@seanhamilton4175 they migrated from Scottland to Ulster first, thats the part of the story I was asking him to explain.
Great video, thanks very much!
Thank YOU for watvhing Daniel
The Life of John Knox was indeed interesting.
Indeed
Interesting note, Knox gave the first non catholic communion under a yew tree at the Finlaystone house. Owned at the time by the Cunningham’s. The tree is still there, and the reason I named my son Finlay.
John Knox's pulpit is located above the village of Scotlandwell, by Kinross. A hike up Bishop Hill, above Loch Leven will take you to this natural amphitheater. If you're fit enough to make the hike it is well worth it. Stop for a drink at 'The Well' which was once believed to have medicinal qualities. Toss in a coin and make a wish. I still have a penny from the well : )