Название: The Queen's Agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England
Автор: John Cooper
Издательство: Pegasus Books
ISBN: 1605984108
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 448
Размер: 2,0 МБ
Язык: Английский

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.