Description
Product ID: | 9781910895597 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593) |
Authors: | Author: Dr. Timothy Ashby |
Page Count: | 429 |
Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, History, Espionage and secret services, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Espionage & secret services, Scotland |
Description: | Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593), is the biography of William Ashby, Elizabethan spy and diplomat who was ambassador to Scotland during the Spanish Armada, provides fresh social, political and foreign policy insights from the perspective of a gentleman spy who took part in some of the most important events of his time. Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593) is the biography of William Ashby, Elizabethan intelligence agent and diplomat who served as ambassador to Scotland during the Spanish Armada crisis. It provides a fresh social, political and foreign policy insight from the perspective of a gentleman spy who took part in some of the most important events of his time. Much of the book is focused on the Anglo-Scottish geo-political relationship during the decade of 1580-1590, with its machinations and bizarre background stories. Prior to Ashby’s ambassadorial appointment, he served as a senior ‘intelligencer’ for Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth’s spymaster. |
Imprint Name: | Scotland Street Press |
Publisher Name: | Scotland Street Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-03-30 |