Her Majesty's spymaster : Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the birth of modern espionage /
Budiansky, Stephen.
New York ; London : Plume,
2006, c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-235).
"A Plume book."
1572: Murder in Paris. An ill-fitting shoe -- Less peril as enemies -- 1532-72: Making of a spymaster. A particular kind of gentleman -- The Queen's perilous course -- A most unwelcome guest -- 1573-83: Mr. Secretary. Intelligencers and scoundrels -- Adversaries and moles -- 1583-87: The bosom serpent. The Throckmorton Plot -- Letters in cipher -- The final act -- 1584-90: War at last. Old friends and enemies -- A traitor in Paris -- Forearmed.
Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Espionage, British
Cabinet officers