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Tudor spymaster: the secret machinations of Robert Cecil

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Navigating Power: Successes and Failures in Tudor-Stuart Transition

This chapter examines the complex legacy of a key figure during the shift from Tudor to Stuart rule, highlighting both a major financial failure in 1610 and the successful transition of power in 1603. It raises intriguing questions about the disparity between his achievements and the public's lack of mourning at his death.

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