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The Queen's Agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England

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The Queen's Agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England

A â€œsuperbâ€ portrait of the Tudor-age spymaster that â€œpaints a John le CarrÃ©â€“like world of double-dealing and intrigueâ€ (The Sunday Telegraph).
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Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened her reign; England was a Protestant island, isolated in a sea of Catholic countries. Spain plotted an invasion, but Elizabethâ€™s Secretary, Sir Francis Walsingham, was prepared to do whatever it took to protect her. He ran a network of agents in England and Europe who provided him with information about invasions or assassination plots. He recruited likely young men and â€œturnedâ€ others. He encouraged Elizabeth to make war against the Catholic Irish rebels, with extreme brutality, and oversaw the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.
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The Queenâ€™s Agent is a story of secret agents, cryptic codes and ingenious plots, set in a turbulent period of Englandâ€™s history. It is also the story of a man devoted to his queen, sacrificing his every waking hour to save the threatened English state.

Country	USA
Author	John Cooper
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781453272763
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Pegasus Books
Manufacturer	Pegasus Books
NumberOfPages	402
PublicationDate	2013-02-05
Publisher	Pegasus Books
ReleaseDate	2013-02-05
Studio	Pegasus Books

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