SpyMasters

Spycraft. Tricks and tools of the dangerous trade from Elizabeth 1 to the Restoration. With Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman


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Antonia Senior interviews Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman about their fascinating new book Spycraft. What did it mean to be a spy in Early Modern England? What tips and tricks of the trade were employed against England's enemies?


And who was the mysterious 'Q' of the Elizabethan spy trade?


We talk secret ink, cyphers, and much more


Buy the book: https://amzn.eu/d/jj62Dzm

Follow the authors on x: @elegantfowl @Misswalsingham

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