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''Alford triumphs in recreating the historical moment. By immersing himself in Cecil's vast archive, he draws the reader deep into his working environment, capturing the closeness of his study and the chaos of the court this is turn-of-century England as it really was dangerous, gritty, on a knife edge.'' - The Times

''A compelling portrait of a pivotal, yet often neglected, figure in Elizabethan and Jacobean politics. Alford''s account of Robert Cecil and his spy network bristles with narrative energy and succinctly wise judgement.'' - Peter Marshall

From the acclaimed author of The Watchers, the untold story of Robert Cecil - the ultimate Tudor spy-master

Robert Cecil, statesman and spymaster, lived through an astonishingly threatening period in English history. Queen Elizabeth had no clear successor and enemies both external and internal threatened to destroy England as a Protestant state, most spectacularly with

All His Spies

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 1 April 2024
      ISBN-13 9780241423479
      978-0241423479
      ISBN-10 0241423473

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Alford triumphs in recreating the historical moment. By immersing himself in Cecil's vast archive, he draws the reader deep into his working environment, capturing the closeness of his study and the chaos of the court this is turn-of-century England as it really was dangerous, gritty, on a knife edge.'' - The Times

      ''A compelling portrait of a pivotal, yet often neglected, figure in Elizabethan and Jacobean politics. Alford''s account of Robert Cecil and his spy network bristles with narrative energy and succinctly wise judgement.'' - Peter Marshall

      From the acclaimed author of The Watchers, the untold story of Robert Cecil - the ultimate Tudor spy-master

      Robert Cecil, statesman and spymaster, lived through an astonishingly threatening period in English history. Queen Elizabeth had no clear successor and enemies both external and internal threatened to destroy England as a Protestant state, most spectacularly with

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