The Queen's Agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England by John P.D. Cooper

The Queen's Agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England

John P.D. Cooper

448 pages hardcover 2011

2 editions

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
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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, Sir Francis Walsingham,...

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