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Day 3 in Edinburgh

9-9-17 Day 3 started with a super breakfast at Clarinda's Tea Room then a short walk down the Royal Mile to The Palace of Holyroodhouse. Next came a quick bus ride up the Royal Mile to Greyfriars Bobby, Grassmarket Square and a fabulous lunch at The Last Drop (located in the spot that was once one of the city's main gallows...Last Drop from the noose, not the Coffee spoon!!!). After lunch we made our way up to the top of the Royal mile to visit St Giles' Cathedral, shop and bar hop all the way back "home"!
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John Knox was a Scottish priest who converted to Protestantism in the 1540s and fled into hiding and exile.
John Knox was a Scottish priest who converted to Protestantism in the 1540s and fled into hiding and exile.		 In Geneva he befriended the French reformer John Calvin.
In Geneva he befriended the French reformer John Calvin.		 On his return to Scotland he marched an army of followers into St Giles’ and preached there for the first time
On his return to Scotland he marched an army of followers into St Giles’ and preached there for the first time		 The following week(1559) he was elected its minister and the building was stripped of its Catholic decoration
The following week(1559) he was elected its minister and the building was stripped of its Catholic decoration
The Scottish Parliament abolished papal authority in 1560 and decreed that Scotland was now a Protestant country.
The Scottish Parliament abolished papal authority in 1560 and decreed that Scotland was now a Protestant country.		 Despite Scotland still having a Catholic queen, Mary Queen of Scots. St Giles’ 400 years as a Catholic church came to an end
Despite Scotland still having a Catholic queen, Mary Queen of Scots. St Giles’ 400 years as a Catholic church came to an end		 1637 King Charles I attempted to draw the Presbyterian Scottish church into line with the Anglican English church
1637 King Charles I attempted to draw the Presbyterian Scottish church into line with the Anglican English church 		Scottish opposition came to the boil when Charles I attempted to impose a new prayer book in St Giles’
Scottish opposition came to the boil when Charles I attempted to impose a new prayer book in St Giles’
A local woman picked up her stool and threw it at the preacher, starting a riot. Church services were suspended for a week
A local woman picked up her stool and threw it at the preacher, starting a riot. Church services were suspended for a week		 1872 the Lord Provost of Edinburgh William Chambers revitalised and refurbished church
1872 the Lord Provost of Edinburgh William Chambers revitalised and refurbished church		 Heart of Midlothian Mosaic- built into the pavement to mark the Old Tolbooth, a prison and site of many public executions
Heart of Midlothian Mosaic- built into the pavement to mark the Old Tolbooth, a prison and site of many public executions 		Small alleyways leading off the main street usually named after a memorable occupant or a trade common to the area
Small alleyways leading off the main street usually named after a memorable occupant or a trade common to the area
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