Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham,

Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage

Sir Francis Walsinghamâ€™s official title was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritan was Englandâ€™s first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civil servant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foil Elizabethâ€™s rival Mary Queen of Scots and outwit Catholic Spain and France, which had arrayed their forces behind her. Though he cut an incongruous figure in Elizabethâ€™s worldly court, Walsingham managed to win the trust of key players like William Cecil and the Earl of Leicester before launching his own secret campaign against the queenâ€™s enemies. Covert operations were Walsinghamâ€™s genius; he pioneered techniques for exploiting double agents, spreading disinformation, and deciphering codes with the latest code-breaking science that remain staples of international espionage.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2006-07-25
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780452287471

Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage