The watchers : a secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I /
Alford, Stephen, 1970-
The watchers : a secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I / Secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I Stephen Alford. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012. - xvii, 397 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-377) and index.
Pt. 1. Spying out the land -- pt. 2. Enemies of the State -- pt. 3. Politics and money.
A gripping account of the unflagging battle by spies, code breakers, ambassadors and confidence-men who sought to protect Elizabeth I from the most powerful rulers of Europe who conspired to destroy her, their plans most fully realized by the Spanish Armada.
1608190099 9781608190096
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 --Adversaries.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 --Relations with statesmen.
Conspiracies--History--Great Britain--16th century.
Espionage, British--History--16th century.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1558-1603.
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--History.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603.
The watchers : a secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I / Secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I Stephen Alford. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012. - xvii, 397 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-377) and index.
Pt. 1. Spying out the land -- pt. 2. Enemies of the State -- pt. 3. Politics and money.
A gripping account of the unflagging battle by spies, code breakers, ambassadors and confidence-men who sought to protect Elizabeth I from the most powerful rulers of Europe who conspired to destroy her, their plans most fully realized by the Spanish Armada.
1608190099 9781608190096
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 --Adversaries.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 --Relations with statesmen.
Conspiracies--History--Great Britain--16th century.
Espionage, British--History--16th century.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1558-1603.
Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--History.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603.