TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alford,Stephen
TI  - The watchers: a secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I 
SN  - 1608190099
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Press
KW  - Elizabeth
KW  - Conspiracies
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 16th century
KW  - Espionage, British
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1558-1603
KW  - Elizabeth, 1558-1603
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -