Mary Queen of Scots and John Knox had a very turbulent relationship. John Knox became the minister at St Giles Cathedral in 1559. He often and adamantly spoke againt Mary and even published the book - “The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women” - which spoke about how women monarchs were contrary to bible doctrine.

Mary Queen of Scots was smitten and overcome with passion for her cousin Henry Stuart Lord Darnley. She described him as “the lustiest and best proportioned long man that she had seen”. Though they had met before, it was In February of 1565 after Darnley had been formally presented to Mary that she became infatuated. Just a few months later onJuly 22nd, here at St. Giles Cathedral the Banns of marriages were proclaimed for all to hear. That afternoon Darnley was made Duke of Albany. On July 28th heralds announced that Darnley would be named King of Scotland after their wedding the next day. The couple were wed in Mary’s private chapel at Holyrood Palace And on Monday 30th July the official title was announced of the royal couple "Henry and Marie, King and Queen of Scotland.” John Knox had been the official Minister of St. Giles for some six years at this time strongly disapproved on the Union. Darnley had been raised Catholic but he would often Court the idea of Protestantyism depending on where he was and whom he was around. After he and Mary’s marriage ceremony Darnley even chose to not stay for the nuptial mass, instead he left Mary alone and went up to wait for her in her chamber. A few weeks after their marriage Darnley now styled King Henry decided to go to St Giles to hear John Knox preach. The Cathedral whicu had been stripped of its stained glass windows, altars, and saints to align with the Protestant beliefs of its worshippers, had now been fitted with a pillared throne for the new “king” and Darnley’s freshly made coat of arms was hung above the throne. The sermon John Knox preached that day has become infamous. Knox loudly proclaimed of young boys and women being sent to rule as tyrants to plague the people of Scotland. He then went on to compare Mary to the “harlot Jezebel.” Knox went on and on making the sermon twice as long as he would normally preach. When the sermon finished Darnley stormed out of the church. When he returned to Holyrood Darnley, angry and offended, refused to eat his dinner. For his actions John Knox was made to go before the privy council. He was to be forbidden preach while Mary and Darnley were in Edinburgh. The town council, however, refused to prevent him from doing so and Knox promptly had his sermon printed.

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Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, and the Ridley Scott Associates film Loom.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Music degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She lives with her husband in the United Kingdom, where they share their passion and love for castles and photography together.