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The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford (Paperback, 2013)
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Stephen Alford brilliantly evokes a time of surveillance, paranoia, blackmail, plots and torture, when no-one could be trusted, and a single mistake could have changed England's history forever. The acclaimed and enthralling story of the dark side of Elizabethan rule, from Stephen Alford Elizabeth I's reign is known as a golden age, yet to much of Europe she was a 'Jezebel' and heretic who had to be destroyed. The Watchers is a thrilling portrayal of the secret state that sought to protect the Queen; a shadow world of spies, codebreakers, agent provocateurs and confidence-men who would stop at nothing to defend the realm. Reviews- 'Forget Le Carre, Deighton and the rest - this is more enthralling than any modern spy fiction' Daily Telegraph 'Absorbing and closely documented ... Alford vividly evokes this murky world of codes, ciphers, invisible ink, intercepted letters, aliases, disguises, forgeries and instructions to burn after reading ... flowing narrative and crisp judments ... engrossing' Guardian ' Alford has brought a dash of le Carre to the 16th century' The Times (Book of the Week) 'A vivid and staggeringly well-researched portrait of the sinister side of Elizabethan England ... This is a spectacular book. It sheds new light on plots that most historians have ceased to explore and brings less famous conspiracies to the attention of the general reading public' Herald 'Fascinating ... If you want to know the inside story of this struggle, the dark heart of calculation and the fight for survival, then this is the book to read. I know no better' Spectator About the author- Stephen Alford is the author of the acclaimed biography Burghley- William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He taught for fifteen years at Cambridge University, where he was a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of History and a Fellow of King's College. He is now Professor of Early Modern British History in the University of Leeds.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141043654
eBay Product ID (ePID)148878722
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Watchers: a Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I
AuthorStephen Alford
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGovernment, History
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height201mm
Item Width133mm
Item Weight322g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorStephen Alford
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 09 May, 2018
Elizabethan Spying
Brilliant Book. Stayed Awake Half The Night Reading It 10/10Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Mar, 2020
waste of time
the company could not fulfil the order waste of my timeVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Jun, 2020
Great quality, came quickly
Great quality, came quickly. Wrapped in cling film though for some reason?Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
