The watchers
Subtitle: a secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I
By: Stephen Alford
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9781608190096
Subjects: Politics and government; Kings and rulers; Conspiracies; Adversaries; British Espionage; History; Foreign relations; Relations with statesmen
Other titles: Secret history of the reign of Elizabeth I
Description: A gripping account of the unflagging battle by spies, code breakers, ambassadors and confidence-men who sought to protect Elizabeth I from the most powerful rulers of Europe who conspired to destroy her, their plans most fully realized by the Spanish Armada.
Notes: Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-377)  and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Spying out the land; title: pt. 2. Enemies of the State; title: pt. 3. Politics and money.