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Invisible ink & toad poison: tools of Elizabethan spycraft

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Employment and Backgrounds of Elizabethan Spies

Exploring the recruitment of spies by government figures like Walsingham and the diverse backgrounds of individuals like Francis Bacon and Thomas Philippus who entered the realm of espionage in Elizabethan England.

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