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The eye of the crown : the development and evolution of the Elizabethan secret service
Title
The eye of the crown : the development and evolution of the Elizabethan secret service / Kristin M.S. Bezio.
ISBN
1003274390 (electronic bk.)
9781003274391 (electronic bk.)
1032228296
1032228318
9781032228297
9781032228310
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 305 pages : : illustrations.)
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Summary
"This volume discusses the development of governmental proto-bureaucracy, which led to and was influenced by the inclusion of professional agents and spies in the early modern English government. The Eye of the Crown is a useful resource for students and scholars interested in government, espionage, social hierarchy, and imperial power in Elizabethan England"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Development and evolution of the Elizabethan secret service
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Original
Online version: Bezio, Kristin M.S. Eye of the crown Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2023
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Routledge research in early modern history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Spycraft and Social Networks in Tudor England
New Monarchs, Reformation, and the Start of English Intelligence to 1553
Exiles, Diplomats, and William Cecil's Spies, 1553-1570
Regnans in Excelsis, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, and the Foundation of Walsingham's Intelligence Service, 1570-1579
Jesuit Priests and Double Agents, 1580-1584
The Problem of Mary Queen of Scots, 1585-1587
Empire, Armada, and Non-Conformity, 1587-1590
Master Secretaries, 1590-1598
Kingmaker and Spymaster, 1599-1603
A New King in the Network.
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