Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story Of William Ashby 1536-1593 by Timothy Ashby

The only biography of William Ashby, an Elizabethan intelligence agent and diplomat who served as ambassador to Scotland during the Spanish Armada crisis. Focusing on the Anglo-Scottish geo-political relationship during the decade of 1580-1590, with its machinations and bizarre background stories, it provides 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. Prior to Ashby's ambassadorial appointment, he served as a senior 'intelligencer' for Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth's spymaster.

Publisher:	Scotland Street Press
Year:	2022
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9781910895597
Condition:	Good
Description:	Heavy; DJ. DJ rubbed & bumped at edges; tanning to text block edges.

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SKU: 1602815
Location: Biography