STEPHEN ALFORD
ALL HIS SPIES: THE SECRET WORLD OF ROBERT CECIL (2024)
Robert Cecil, with his network of spies, played a key role in protecting England from the internal and external threats of the Gunpowder Plot and the Spanish Armada. He was a key adviser to the monarch in the rule of Elizabeth I, and her successor James I & VI. He skillfully steered both of these hard-to-manage monarchs.
The Times wrote of the book: 'Alford triumphs… in recreating the historical moment. By immersing himself in Cecil’s vast archive, he draws the reader deep into his working environment, capturing the closeness of his study and the chaos of the court,’
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Stephen Alford (born 1970) has been Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Leeds since 2012. He was previously a fellow in history at King’s College Cambridge.
