March 11, 1559 – Perth churches burned

When my Protestant friends bring up the horrible persecution Bloody Mary inflicted on Protestants during her reign in England, I remind them of situations such as what took place in Perth, Scotland (pictured here). On March 11, 1559 Protestants burned the Catholic churches in Perth (once the capital of Scotland) and told the priests and friars they were not allowed to hold mass any more. Not a bright spot in the history of Christianity.