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Invisible ink & toad poison: tools of Elizabethan spycraft

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Elizabethan Spycraft Techniques: Toad Poison and Cross-Dressing

This chapter delves into peculiar spycraft methods during Elizabethan times, such as using toad poison to carry out assassinations and the strategy of cross-dressing for evading capture. The discussion reveals the intricate and often unconventional tactics employed by individuals operating as spies during this historical period.

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