Glory on Earth

Tuesday, 19 August, 1561, 9 a.m.

Through the fog a ship arrives in Leith docks, and Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, steps ashore

She is eighteen and on her young shoulders rest the hopes of the Catholic establishment of Europe

The nation that receives her has just outlawed her church and its practices

Its leader is the radical cleric and protestant reformer, John Knox

Both believe themselves ordained by God

Both believe themselves beloved by their people

Both were exiled and returned home

But only one can make Scotland their own ...