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The Queen's Agent

- Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
Af: John Cooper Engelsk Paperback

The Queen's Agent

- Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
Af: John Cooper Engelsk Paperback
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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 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 encourage 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.

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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 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 encourage 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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9780571218271
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 057121827X
Kategori: Tudor England
Udg. Dato: 5 jul 2012
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 122mm
Forlag: Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato: 5 jul 2012
Forfatter(e): John Cooper
Forfatter(e) John Cooper


Kategori Tudor England


ISBN-13 9780571218271


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 416


Udgave


Længde 26mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 122mm


Udg. Dato 5 jul 2012


Oplagsdato 5 jul 2012


Forlag Faber & Faber

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