The Eye of the Crown: The Development and Evolution of the Elizabethan Secret Service

Author:   Kristin M.S. Bezio
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032228297


Pages:   306
Publication Date:   19 August 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Kristin M.S. Bezio
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032228297


ISBN 10:   1032228296
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   19 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction: Spycraft and Social Networks in Tudor England 1. New Monarchs, Reformation, and the Start of English Intelligence to 1553 2. Exiles, Diplomats, and William Cecil’s Spies, 1553-1570 3. Regnans in Excelsis, the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, and the Foundation of Walsingham’s Intelligence Service, 1570-1579 4. Jesuit Priests and Double Agents, 1580-1584 5. The Problem of Mary Queen of Scots, 1585-1587 6. Empire, Armada, and Non-Conformity, 1587-1590 7. Master Secretaries, 1590-1598 8. Kingmaker and Spymaster, 1599-1603 Conclusion: A New King in the Network

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"Kristin M.S. Bezio is Associate Professor in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, USA. Her background is in theater and early modern drama, and her publications include Staging Power in Tudor and Stuart History Plays (2015), ""‘Munday I Sweare Shalbee a Hollidaye’: The Politics of Anthony Munday, from Anti-Catholic Spy to Civic Pageanteer (1579–1630),"" in Études Anglaises (2018), and the edited volumes William Shakespeare & 21st Century Culture, Politics, and Leadership: Bard Bites with Anthony Presti Russell (2021), and Religion and the Medieval and Early Modern Global Marketplace (2021) and Religion and the Early Modern British Marketplace (2021), both co-edited with Scott Oldenburg."

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