A radical Protestant leader and reformer whom Queen Mary dismisses from her court. He consistently views her Catholic faith as a threat to Scotland, publicly denouncing her as an adulteress and harlot to justify political opposition and her eventual abdication.
Catholic monarch and Protestant reformer locked in ideological warfare.
Knox uses Rizzio's alleged paternity to attack Mary's legitimacy.
Knox's sermons manipulate Darnley into court conspiracies.
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