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Tom reads from this book at the beginning of the episode, describing John Knox's first meeting with Mary Queen of Scots. Historian Alec Ryrie describes this book as 'gossipy, cantankerous, and enthralling.'

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Referenced multiple times as 'her very negative book about Mary Queen of Scots.' Wormald describes Mary as 'a ruler whose life was marked by irresponsibility and failure on a scale unparalleled in her own day.' The book is quoted extensively regarding Mary's political choices and religious policy.

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Referenced as 'his biography' of Mary Queen of Scots. Quoted regarding Darnley's character being 'tainted by recklessness, sexual excess, pride and stupidity' and other aspects of Mary's reign.

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Referenced as 'her very famous biography' of Mary Queen of Scots. Quoted multiple times, including descriptions of Lord Ruffin and the Earl of Morton, and Mary falling 'violently, recklessly, and totally in love' with Darnley.