Adam Blackwood

Adam Blackwood

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birthdate = 1539
birthplace = Dunfermline, Scotland
deathdate = 1613
deathplace = Poitiers, France
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notableworks = Apology for Kings
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Adam Blackwood (1539–1613) was a Scottish author and apologist for Mary Queen of Scots.

He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and died in Poitiers, France.

Book published

*"Apology for Kings"

External links

* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02591a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia article]


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