{"product_id":"the-walsingham-gambit-deception-entrapment-and-execution-of-mary-stuart-queen-of-scots-9781793647023","title":"The Walsingham Gambit: Deception, Entrapment, and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Walsingham Gambit provides the reader with a new and unique insight into the hidden history associated with the regicide of Mary, Queen of Scots. This hidden history is revealed in great detail by R. Kent Tiernan, who describes how the English deception planners led by Sir Francis Walsingham designed, engineered, and executed a complex seven-year operation to expand Queen Elizabeth I’s power by ending Mary’s life. Tiernan presents a counterintelligence analytical approach utilizing conspiracies and deception between two religious mortal enemies. Historians have explained what happened during this tumultuous period, but this book tells how it happened. Whether interested in history or deception, the reader will be well rewarded with an enhanced understanding of both. This book is a timeless must read for anyone interested in how Mary Stuart was entrapped by Walsingham’s gambit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One (1560–1579)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Exit the Old Order - Enter the New Chaos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. “Elizabeth Ascending”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The Worst of Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Becoming the Fox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Elizabeth’s Eyes and Ears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two (1580–1582)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Looking Back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Deception Roadmap\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Looking Ahead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. “A Sign from God”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. It’s About Time!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. “Devil In the Details”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three (1583–1585)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Fired Up and Ready to Go\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Unleashing the ‘Leash’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. “Only Time Will Tell”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Points of Failure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Four (1585–1586)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Preparing the “Coup de Grace”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Running the Conspirators to Ground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Five (1587–1590)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. “The End is My Beginning”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. “The Queen is Dead Long Live the Queen!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. “Softly Into the Light”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A Deception Planner\/Intelligence Analyst Insights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B Lingering Questions and Their Implications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix C Walsingham’s Intelligence Organization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix D Countering the Catholic Threat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix E Facts, Fiction, and Inferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix F Chronology of Catholic and Protestant Events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix G Chronology of Significant Deception Plan Execution Events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix H Walsingham’s Deception Capabilities Flow Chart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix I Walsingham’s Role in Defeating the Babington Plot\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042688663895,"sku":"9781793647023","price":72.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793647023.jpg?v=1750955189","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-walsingham-gambit-deception-entrapment-and-execution-of-mary-stuart-queen-of-scots-9781793647023","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}