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Tom Holland read a passage from Knox's account of his first meeting with Mary Queen of Scots. Dominic noted that historian Alec Ryrie describes this book as 'gossipy, cantankerous, and enthralling.'

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Described as 'probably the most famous' pamphlet ever written by a Scot, Knox's work was discussed as targeting Mary Tudor and Mary of Guise's Catholic rule, though it backfired when Protestant Elizabeth succeeded to the English throne.