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Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
John Cooper
ISBN: 9780571218271
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Faber and Faber
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Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Spain plotted an invasion, but Elizabeth's Secretary, Francis Walsingham, was prepared to do whatever it took to protect her. This title tells the story of a man devoted to his queen, sacrificing his every waking hour to save the threatened English state.
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 Elizabeth's Secretary, 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 'turned' others. He encouraged Elizabeth to make war against the Catholic Irish rebels, with extreme brutality and oversaw the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. "The Queen's Agent" is a story of secret agents, cryptic codes and ingenious plots, set in a turbulent period of England'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.
| ISBN | 057121827X | | Pages | 400 | | ISBN13 | 9780571218271
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 316 | | Publisher | Faber and Faber | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Faber and Faber | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 126 | | Publication date | 05 Jul 2012 | | Spine width (mm) | 26 | | DEWEY | 942.055092 | | Academic level | General, Professional / Scholarly, Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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| Version | Price | Published | Edition | | Hardback | £20.00 | 2011 | |
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