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Book of the Week: John Cooper - The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I

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John Cooper - The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I

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Walsingham is dealing with a mass of intelligence from his network of spies.

Walsingham gathers intelligence as England faces the threat of invasion and a Catholic rebellion. Read by Hugh Bonneville.

Written by John Cooper. Abridged by Libby Spurrier.

England faces the threat of invasion from overseas and a potential Catholic rebellion. Walsingham is dealing with intelligence pouring into his office from his network of spies.

The Queen's Agent is a story of secret agents, cryptic codes and ingenious plots, set in a turbulent period of England's history. It is also the story of a man devoted to his queen, sacrificing his every waking hour to save the threatened English state. 

Reader: Hugh Bonneville


Producer: Joanna Green
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A story of secret agents, set in a turbulent period of England's history

A story of secret agents, cryptic codes and ingenious plots, set in a turbulent period of England's history

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