TY - BOOK AU - Bezio,Kristin M.S. TI - The eye of the crown: the development and evolution of the Elizabethan secret service T2 - Routledge research in early modern history SN - 9781003274391 U1 - 327.1242009/031 23/eng/20220302 PY - 2023/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Elizabeth KW - Secret service KW - England KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Espionage, British KW - HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain KW - Great Britain KW - Elizabeth, 1558-1603 KW - Foreign relations KW - 1558-1603 N1 - Spycraft and Social Networks in Tudor England -- New Monarchs, Reformation, and the Start of English Intelligence to 1553 -- Exiles, Diplomats, and William Cecil's Spies, 1553-1570 -- Regnans in Excelsis, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, and the Foundation of Walsingham's Intelligence Service, 1570-1579 -- Jesuit Priests and Double Agents, 1580-1584 -- The Problem of Mary Queen of Scots, 1585-1587 -- Empire, Armada, and Non-Conformity, 1587-1590 -- Master Secretaries, 1590-1598 -- Kingmaker and Spymaster, 1599-1603 -- A New King in the Network N2 - "This volume discusses the development of governmental proto-bureaucracy, which led to and was influenced by the inclusion of professional agents and spies in the early modern English government. The Eye of the Crown is a useful resource for students and scholars interested in government, espionage, social hierarchy, and imperial power in Elizabethan England"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003274391 ER -