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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: Books! Reading about Spies in the Court of Queen Elizabeth I (episode 24)
Description: While we all know that Elizabeth ended her reign peacefully, dying in her bed, that outcome was not guaranteed. From the beginning of her reign, Catholics in England and abroad questioned her right to rule. When Mary Queen of Scots came to England in 1568, 10 years into Elizabeth's reign, there was a Catholic option right there! English Catholics, supported by France, Spain, and the Pope, rebelled against Elizabeth and attempted to replace her with Mary Stuart.This period was a time of a communication explosion in England and Europe. When there are more means of communication, t...