The eye of the crown

• Verfasst von: Bezio, Kristin M. S. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The eye of the crown
• Titelzusatz: the development and evolution of the Elizabethan secret service
• Verf.angabe: Kristin M.S. Bezio
• Verlagsort: London ; New York
• Verlag: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: x, 305 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Routledge research in early modern history
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-032-22829-7
• ISBN: 978-1-032-22831-0
• Schlagwörter: (g)England / (s)Geheimdienst / (z)Geschichte 1558-1603
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Bezio, Kristin M.S: Eye of the crown. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2023 |(DLC)2022010186
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Bezio, Kristin M. S.: The eye of the crown. - London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. - 1 online resource (305 Seiten)
• K10plus-PPN: 1795039582

Abstract

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.

Abstract

"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"--