The gathering of intelligence through espionage was an integral part of diplomacy in 16th-century Europe. Every major state could call on the services of wide-ranging and highly organized networks of spies and informers who penetrated the nooks and crannies of court and chamber. As the sectarian warfare that was ravaging Europe became more deadly, the effective manipulation of intelligence networks became vital, especially in Elizabethan England - a kingdom under threat from continental Catholicism and from the intrigue surrounding Mary Queen of Scots. This book charts the early years of the English secret service as it evolved under the direction of the Elizabethan spymaster, Francis Walsingham, who gained a high reputation for his success in breaking the plots aimed at the subversion of the Elizabethan state.

The Elizabethan Secret Service

alison-plowden

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Young Elizabeth

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Macmillan

History

Europe

PRENTICE/HALL

Now in paperback -- "Plowden deploys her extensive knowledge of Tudor and Stuart times to provide a series of skillfully written studies".
 -- Antonia Fraser, The Times
This book makes a fresh study of the six princesses of the House of Stuart who lived through the violent social and political upheavals of the 17th century. One is the direct ancestress of the present British royal family, one was the mother of a king of England, and one died in prison at the age of fourteen. Another became Madame de France and two were English queens regent.

The Stuart Princesses

The History Press LTD

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