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The Walsingham gambit : deception, entrapment, and execution of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots / R. Kent Tiernan ; foreword by John J. Dziak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tiernan, R. Kent, 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1532-1590.
- Walsingham, Francis.
- Espionage, British--History--16th century.
- Espionage, British.
- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
- Mary.
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
- Elizabeth.
- Great Britain--Religion--16th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
- Great Britain--Court and courtiers--Biography.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--1558-1603.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 268 pages) : illustrations (black and white.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2023]
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Special acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Exit the old order, enter the new chaos
- "Elizabeth ascending"
- The worst of times
- Becoming the fox
- Elizabeth's eyes and ears
- Looking back
- Deception roadmap
- Looking ahead
- "A sign from God"
- It's about time!
- "Devil in the details"
- Fired up and ready to go
- Unleashing the 'leash'
- "Only time will tell"
- Points of failure
- Preparing the "Coup de Grace"
- Running the conspirators to ground
- "The end is my beginning"
- "The Queen is dead Long live the Queen!"
- "Softly into the light"
- Epilogue
- Postscript
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A Deception planner/Intelligence analyst insights
- Appendix B Lingering questions and their implications
- Appendix C Walsingham's intelligence organization
- Appendix D Countering the Catholic threat
- Appendix E Facts, fiction, and inferences
- Appendix F Chronology of Catholic and Protestant events
- Appendix G Chronology of significant deception plan execution events
- Appendix H Walsingham's deception capabilities flow chart
- Appendix I Walsingham's role in defeating the Babington plot
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Tiernan, R. Kent, 1944- Walsingham gambit
- ISBN:
- 9781793647030 (electronic bk.)
- 1793647038 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031529263
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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