Editing Reformation (section)

==== Scotland ====
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[[File:John Knox preaching.JPG|thumb|[[John Knox]] was a leading figure in the Scottish Reformation]]

The Reformation in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the establishment of a church along [[Reformed theology|reformed]] lines, and politically in the triumph of English influence over that of France. [[John Knox]] is regarded as the leader of the Scottish reformation.

The [[Scottish Reformation Parliament|Reformation Parliament]] of 1560 repudiated the pope's authority by the ''[[Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560]]'', forbade the celebration of the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] and approved a [[Protestant]] [[Confession of Faith]]. It was made possible by a revolution against French hegemony under the regime of the [[regent]] [[Mary of Guise]], who had governed Scotland in the name of her absent daughter [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] (then also [[Queen consort|Queen]] of France).

Although Protestantism triumphed relatively easily in Scotland, the exact form of Protestantism remained to be determined. The 17th century saw a complex struggle between [[Presbyterianism]] (particularly the [[Covenanter]]s) and [[Anglicanism|Episcopalianism]]. The Presbyterians eventually won control of the [[Church of Scotland]], which went on to have an important influence on Presbyterian churches worldwide, but Scotland retained a relatively large [[Scottish Episcopal Church|Episcopalian minority]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wormald|first=Jenny|title=Court, kirk, and community: Scotland, 1470–1625|date=1991 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=0-7486-0276-3|location=Edinburgh|oclc=26132044}}</ref>