02296cam a2200313 4500 525447960 TxAuBib 20211105120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781453271667 145327166X c0e48766-6d71-4438-9332-1017aa1df493 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1211427 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cooper, John. Queen's Agent [Libby] : Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England. Pegasus Books, 2013. Biography. ebook. espionage. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2469kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>A "superb" portrait of the Tudor-age spymaster that "paints a John le Carré–like world of double-dealing and intrigue" (<i>The Sunday Telegraph</i>).</b></p> <p>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, Sir 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.</p> <p><i>The Queen's Agent</i> 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.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C0E48766-6D71-4438-9332-1017AA1DF493&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C0E48766-6D71-4438-9332-1017AA1DF493&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)