Knox, John (c. 1505–1572)
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An engraving of the Scottish protestant reformer John Knox, by Henry Hondius, 1559. Having fled to Geneva on Mary Tudor's accession to the English throne, he published ‘First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women’ (1558). A virulent attack on Mary of Guise's regency in Scotland, it expressed his opposition to her both as a Roman Catholic and a female sovereign.
Scottish Protestant reformer, founder of the Church of Scotland. He spent several years in exile for his beliefs, including a period in Geneva where he met John Calvin. He returned to Scotland in 1559 to promote Presbyterianism. His books include First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women (1558).
Originally a Roman Catholic priest, Knox is thought to have been converted by the reformer George Wishart. When Wishart was burned for heresy, Knox went into hiding, but later preached the reformed doctrines.
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