John Knox returned to Scotland from exile - On this day in history

Knox and his supporters headed to Dundee, where they had heard they would receive support from Protestant sympathisers.

However, Knox was declared an outlaw by the Queen Regent Mary of Guise, so he and his supporters instead went to Perth, where Knox's fiery sermon provoked a riot, forcing Mary of Guise to retreat to Dunbar and clearing the way for Knox to make a triumphant return to Edinburgh.

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Further reading

John Knox by Professor Jane Dawson