
The Elizabethan Secret Services
Alan Haynes(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Will be published approx. on 29. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-7524-5046-9 (ISBN)
Description
The England of Elizabeth was a nation under threat, both from factions within and great powers without. Opposition to the Protestant establishment meant that the queen and her court constantly believe themselves menaces by subterfuge and plots. In this fragile climate, spies and spy networks were of cardinal importance. This is an unrivalled and impeccably detailed account of the 'secret services' operated by the great men of Elizabethan England. By stealthy efforts at home and abroad the Elizabethan spy clusters became forces to be feared. Kidnapping, surveillance, conspiracy, counter-espionage, theft and lying were just a few of the methods employed to defeat the ever-present threat of regicide. This book challenges many stale notions about espionage in Renaissance England and presents complex material in an absorbing way, so that the reign of Elizabeth I is shown in a compellingly new and bold light.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-5046-9 (9780752450469)
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Alan Haynes
The Elizabethan Secret Services
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10/2011
The History Press Ltd
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ALAN HAYNES is a prolific writer on Elizabethan and seventeenth-century history. A member of the Royal Historical Society, his other books include Walsingham, The Elizabethan Secret Services and Sex in Elizabethan England. He lives in Beckenham, Kent.