Overview

The Walsingham Gambit provides the reader with a new and unique insight into the hidden history associated with the regicide of Mary, Queen of Scots. This hidden history is revealed in great detail by R. Kent Tiernan, who describes how the English deception planners led by Sir Francis Walsingham designed, engineered, and executed a complex seven-year operation to expand Queen Elizabeth I’s power by ending Mary’s life. Tiernan presents a counterintelligence analytical approach utilizing conspiracies and deception between two religious mortal enemies. Historians have explained what happened during this tumultuous period, but this book tells how it happened. Whether interested in history or deception, the reader will be well rewarded with an enhanced understanding of both. This book is a timeless must read for anyone interested in how Mary Stuart was entrapped by Walsingham’s gambit.

Full Product Details

Author:   R. Kent Tiernan ,  John J. Dziak
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.572kg
ISBN:  

9781793647023

ISBN 10:   179364702
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   08 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Part One (1560–1579) 1. Exit the Old Order - Enter the New Chaos 2. “Elizabeth Ascending” 3. The Worst of Times 4. Becoming the Fox 5. Elizabeth’s Eyes and Ears Part Two (1580–1582) 6. Looking Back 7. Deception Roadmap 8. Looking Ahead 9. “A Sign from God” 10. It’s About Time! 11. “Devil In the Details” Part Three (1583–1585) 12. Fired Up and Ready to Go 13. Unleashing the ‘Leash’ 14. “Only Time Will Tell” 15. Points of Failure Part Four (1585–1586) 16. Preparing the “Coup de Grace” 17. Running the Conspirators to Ground Part Five (1587–1590) 18. “The End is My Beginning” 19. “The Queen is Dead Long Live the Queen!” 20. “Softly Into the Light” Epilogue Postscript Acknowledgments Appendices Appendix A Deception Planner/Intelligence Analyst Insights Appendix B Lingering Questions and Their Implications Appendix C Walsingham’s Intelligence Organization Appendix D Countering the Catholic Threat Appendix E Facts, Fiction, and Inferences Appendix F Chronology of Catholic and Protestant Events Appendix G Chronology of Significant Deception Plan Execution Events Appendix H Walsingham’s Deception Capabilities Flow Chart Appendix I Walsingham’s Role in Defeating the Babington Plot

Reviews

"The Walsingham Gambit provides the reader with a new and unique insight into the hidden history associated with the regicide of Mary, Queen of Scots. This hidden history is revealed in great detail by R. Kent Tiernan, who describes how the English deception planners led by Sir Francis Walsingham designed, engineered, and executed a complex seven-year operation to expand Queen Elizabeth I's power by ending Mary's life. Tiernan presents a counterintelligence analytical approach utilizing conspiracies and deception between two religious mortal enemies. Historians have explained what happened during this tumultuous period, but this book tells how it happened. Whether interested in history or deception, the reader will be well rewarded with an enhanced understanding of both. This book is a timeless must read for anyone interested in how Mary Stuart was entrapped by Walsingham's gambit. This is a complex, scrupulously researched text, with scores of players and complicating activities, but Tiernan makes it accessible to the lay reader with clear, brief chapters that follow the chronology of the ""gambit"" from inception to execution. Flow charts, illustrations, appendices, and copious endnotes, support the narrative, so readers can choose how deeply into the weeds to get. The book is fascinating, actually. Machiavellian, definitely. Shakespearean, nearly."

The Walsingham Gambit provides the reader with a new and unique insight into the hidden history associated with the regicide of Mary, Queen of Scots. This hidden history is revealed in great detail by R. Kent Tiernan, who describes how the English deception planners led by Sir Francis Walsingham designed, engineered, and executed a complex seven-year operation to expand Queen Elizabeth I's power by ending Mary's life. Tiernan presents a counterintelligence analytical approach utilizing conspiracies and deception between two religious mortal enemies. Historians have explained what happened during this tumultuous period, but this book tells how it happened. Whether interested in history or deception, the reader will be well rewarded with an enhanced understanding of both. This book is a timeless must read for anyone interested in how Mary Stuart was entrapped by Walsingham's gambit.--James B. Bruce, Ph.D., CIA (Retired), Former Vice-Chairman, Foreign Denial and Deception Committee

Author Information

R. Kent Tiernan served as an intelligence officer for the United States Air Force. He was also an assistant professor of history at the United States Air Force Academy. Before his retirement in 2014, he was promoted to the rank of Senior National Intelligence Service officer and acted as a Vice Chairman/Staff Director for the Foreign Denial and Deception Committee.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions