Spycraft: Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration by Nadine Akkerman & Pete Langman #foliosociety court depositions

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Spycraft: Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration by Nadine Akkerman & Pete Langman #foliosociety court depositionsA fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spiesfrom ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassination Early modern Europe was a hotbed of espionage, where spies, spy catchers, and conspirators pitted their wits against each other in deadly games of hide and seek. Theirs was a dangerous tradeonly those who mastered the latest techniques would survive. In this engaging, accessible account, Nadine