Invisible Power : The Elizabethan Secret Services, 1570-1603

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Invisible Power is an unrivalled and impeccably detailed account of the 'secret services' operated by the great men of Elizabethan England. The clandestine efforts of hard-pressed privy councillors of Elizabeth I resulted from the collective Protestant fear provoked by the exile of the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots. Anybody with a claim to the English throne was viewed with suspicion as a potential focus for religious malcontents and foreign meddlers. By stealthy efforts at home and abroad the Elizabethan spy ...
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Invisible Power is an unrivalled and impeccably detailed account of the 'secret services' operated by the great men of Elizabethan England. The clandestine efforts of hard-pressed privy councillors of Elizabeth I resulted from the collective Protestant fear provoked by the exile of the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots. Anybody with a claim to the English throne was viewed with suspicion as a potential focus for religious malcontents and foreign meddlers. By stealthy efforts at home and abroad the Elizabethan spy clusters became forces to be feared. Kidnapping, surveillance, conspiracy, counter-espionage, theft and the laying of false trails were just a few of the methods employed to defeat the ever-present threat of regicide. Illustrated throughout, Invisible Power challenges many stale notions about espionage in Renaissance England, and presents very 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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Details how the Protestant government established an extensive spy network to counter the Catholic conspirators they perceived under every bed, watching for the chance to do in Good Queen Bess and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. Also shows how, like more recent examples, the organization quickly expanded from information gathering to kidnapping, theft, and disinformation campaigns. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780750900379
  • Publisher: Sutton Publishing
  • Publication date: 9/1/1992
  • Pages: 224

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Ch. 1 Abduction and Execution 1
Ch. 2 Home and Abroad 11
Ch. 3 An Enigma and Secrets 23
Ch. 4 'Men must dissemble' 36
Ch. 5 Mayhem and Money 46
Ch. 6 Agents and Conspirators 54
Ch. 7 Babington Baited 63
Ch. 8 Babington Snared 72
Ch. 9 More Spanish Practices 83
Ch. 10 Death of a Spy 91
Ch. 11 The Mild Intelligencer 103
Ch. 12 The Lopez Conspiracy 111
Ch. 13 A Semi-Official Secret Service 121
Ch. 14 'Secret Spialls' 128
Ch. 15 Spy Master v. Counter-Spy 136
Ch. 16 Routine and Rebellion 146
Afterword 153
Abbreviations 159
Bibliography 160
Notes 163
Index 169
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