All His Spies: The Secret World of Robert Cecil by Stephen Alford games Hoffmann's irresistible tale of magic

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All His Spies: The Secret World of Robert Cecil by Stephen Alford games Hoffmann's irresistible tale of magicFrom the acclaimed author of The Watchers, the untold story of Robert Cecil the ultimate Tudor spy master. 'Alford triumphs in recreating the historical moment. By immersing himself in Cecils vast archive, he draws the reader deep into his working environment, capturing the closeness of his study and the chaos of the court this is turn of century England as it really was dangerous, gritty, on a knife edge' The Times Shortlisted for the Elizabeth