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Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage
Her Majesty's Spymaster Elizabeth I Sir Francis Walsingham and the Birth of Modern Espionage
Author: Stephen Budiansky
ISBN-13: 9780670034260
ISBN-10: 0670034266
Publication Date: 8/18/2005
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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reviewed Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage on + 204 more book reviews
Very well written and great insight into the man.
hardtack avatar reviewed Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage on + 2556 more book reviews
I've read two of the author's other books on codes and code-breaking, and enjoyed them. This one was sort of different and I didn't enjoy it as much. Perhaps because it was difficult to keep track of all the players. Maybe because there were so many double and triple agents.

I read the book as I'm also reading Fiona Buckley's mystery series on "Ursula Blanchard," a spy for Elizabeth I. In that series Sir Francis Walsingham plays a prominent role.