TY - BOOK AU - Cooper,J.P.D. TI - The Queen's agent: Sir Francis Walsingham and the rise of espionage in Elizabethan England SN - 9781605984100 : AV - DA358.W2 C66 2013 U1 - ARCH FRBC 941 C776Q PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Pegasus Books KW - Walsingham, Francis, KW - Espionage, British KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Great Britain KW - Court and courtiers KW - Biography KW - Elizabeth, 1558-1603 N1 - Originally published: London : Faber and Faber, 2011; Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-356) and index; Exodus -- Massacre at Paris -- Armed with innocence -- The English mission -- Security services -- Bonds and chippers -- Western planting -- Eleventh hour N2 - A chronicle of the English spymaster's contributions to the regime of Elizabeth I describes his organization of an intelligence network, role in declaring war against Catholic Irish rebels, and participation in the execution of Mary Queen of Scots ER -