The History of the Church of Scotland

E900498

The History of the Church of Scotland is a major early 17th-century historical work chronicling the development and affairs of the Scottish Reformed Church, written by Archbishop John Spottiswoode.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book
ecclesiastical history
historical work
associatedWith Archbishop of St Andrews NERFINISHED
Church of Scotland hierarchy
author John Spottiswoode NERFINISHED
authorNationality Scottish
chronicles conflicts over church governance in Scotland
formation of the reformed Church of Scotland
relations between church and crown in Scotland
countryOfOrigin Scotland
describedAs major early 17th-century historical work
documentType prose narrative
focus affairs of the Scottish Reformed Church
development of the Scottish Reformed Church
genre Reformation history
church history
hasAuthorOccupation archbishop
historian
hasHistoricalValue primary narrative of post-Reformation Scottish church affairs
historicalDiscipline Scottish ecclesiastical history
national church history
historicalMethod chronological account
historicalPerspective pro-episcopal
influencedBy Scottish Reformation politics
royalist and episcopal viewpoints
language English
mainSubject Church of Scotland NERFINISHED
Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED
Scottish Reformed Church NERFINISHED
placeOfWriting Scotland NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 17th century
religiousContext Presbyterianism
Reformed Christianity
religiousOrientationOfAuthor Anglican-leaning
episcopalian
timePeriodCovered 16th century
early 17th century
usedAs source for early modern Scottish church history
writtenBy Archbishop John Spottiswoode NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Spottiswoode notableWork The History of the Church of Scotland