Walsingham's spy network Flashcards
What was the background of most of Walsingham’s spies?
Ordinary people who were paid for useful information
Give three examples of countries where Walsingham had spies in Europe
Germany
Spain
Italy
What role did double agents play in Walsingham’s spy network?
They took part in plots against Elizabeth while sending information to Walsingham at the same time
Give one way Walsingham got around Mary’s sophisticated ways of communicating
He employed a man skilled at re-sealing letters so the plotters didn’t know they had been intercepted
Who were given powers to search foreigners’ houses?
Town councils
Which part of local government reported foreign threats to Walsingham?
Lords Lieutenant
Why did Walsingham not approve of the torture of Catholic priests?
He argued it would make people sympathetic towards them
Walsingham and Sir William Cecil created the Bond of Association in 1584 - what did this state?
If Elizabeth’s life were under threat, both Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James could be executed, even if they were not involved
How did Elizabeth weaken the Bond of Association?
She passed the Act for the Preservation of the Queen’s Safety (1585) which said that if Elizabeth were assassinated, Mary could not succeed her
