There are many men who changed the world in the past and today. Some of the most impactful men who changed the world spiritually were reformers. They stood up for what they believed in and would not back down, no matter what. They were persecuted, mocked, marginalized and put in prison with a trace. Some of these incredible men are George Wishart, Thomas Bilney and Ulrich Zwingli. George Wishart was born in the year 1513 in Scotland. He was tall with black hair and a long beard. He attended university in France. He became a priest. In 1538 he became a school teacher in Montrose, Scotland. He taught the New Testament in Greek. This infuriated the Bishop of Brechin extremely. Wishart fled to Bristol when he got into trouble because of his teachings. He remained in Switzerland and Germany for the next three years. He began teaching at Cambridge University in 1542. He became famous for his kindness and generosity towards people. He donated his clothes and sheets to the poor who had nothing. He returned to Scotland in 1543 to preach in Montrose, Dundee and the west. In 1545 a plague broke out in Dundee; he remained there and took care of the sick while continuing to preach. Cardinal David Beaton, the archbishop's nephew, was known to have killed Patrick Hamilton and was now hunting Wishart. He sent the priest to kill him with a dagger. Wishart removed his dagger before defending himself from an angry mob. Wishart survived another attack from Beaton after this. In 1546, however, he was arrested. At that time John Knox was his bodyguard and carried with him a large two-handed sword. Wishart was held in St Andrews in the castle dungeons. He was given a trial which John was not entitled to due to his tenure… mid-paper… friend of Bilney. It was held at the Guildhall where many friends were able to visit. He was taken to “The Lollards Pit”, an area in Bishops Gate in the year 1531. Bilney knelt in private prayer after a short peroration to the people in the crowd. He was then chained to the post after removing his jacket and doublet. The friars and monks continued to rail against him and even asked him to declare that it was not their fault because they were full of avarice and greed. Bilney was surrounded by several others. The fire was lit but it took a while for his stake to catch fire due to the wind blowing it away from him. Works Cited • http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n4/reformation-sixteenth-century • http ://reformationhistory.org/firstreformation.html• http://reformationhistory.org/georgewishart.html • http://www.thereformation.info/Thomas%20Bilney.htm