The Watchers - A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Alford is the author of the highly acclaimed The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth and is also 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 at the University of Leeds. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. This title is a portrayal of the secret state that sought to protect the Queen; a shadow world of spies, codebreakers and more.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Alford, Alford Stephen
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.06.2013
• EAN: 9780141043654
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104365-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 201 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; England, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, c 1500 onwards to present day, Espionage & secret services, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Espionage and secret services, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600