The Queen's Agent. Francis Walsingham At The Court Of Elizabeth 1

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Faber And Faber
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: Reprint

Description: 375 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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: 9780571218271