Espionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty

1685-1715

Julian Whitehead

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English

Pen and Sword
01 October 2020

History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; History: specific events & topics; Espionage & secret services

"King James II was the Catholic king of a Protestant nation, but he had inherited a secure crown and was able to put down the rebellion by his nephew the Duke of Monmouth. In just over three years James had been deserted by those he loved and trusted and had to flee to France in exile. His throne was seized by his son-in-law and daughter, and when they died, his younger daughter succeeded. For James it was a personal tragedy of King Lear proportions; for most of his subjects it was a Glorious Revolution' that saved his kingdoms from Popery. Over the next hundred years James or his descendants would attempt to win back the crown with French support and conspiring with British Jacobites and Tories. In ""Espionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty"" Julian Whitehead charts the inner workings of government intelligence during this unstable period, where it was by no means a forgone conclusion that James or his heirs would never regain the throne. It throws light on the murky world of spies and double agents at a time of intensive intrigue and betrayal, with many politicians and peers trying to keep a foot in both camps. It was especially important in such circumstances for a monarch to receive good intelligence about the many intrigues, but could those providing the intelligence be trusted?

AUTHOR: Julian Whitehead read History at Oxford after which he joined the Intelligence Corps and spent a full career in government intelligence; his appointments have included Chief of Staff of the Intelligence Centre and Deputy Director of Defence Security. After leaving the Army he spent ten years as Security Adviser to Historic Royal Palaces and is now retired. His special interest is 17th century English History. Pen and Sword published his previous books Cavalier and Roundhead Spies - Intelligence in the Civil War and Commonwealth in 2009 and Rebellion in the Reign of Charles II in 2017 and Cromwell and his Women in 2018.

15 b/w illustrations"

By: Julian Whitehead
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781526748522
ISBN 10: 1526748525
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Julian Whitehead read History at Oxford after which he joined the Intelligence Corps and spent a full career in government intelligence; his appointments have included Chief of Staff of the Intelligence Centre and Deputy Director of Defence Security. After leaving the Army he spent ten years as Security Adviser to Historic Royal Palaces and is now retired. His special interest is 17th century English History. Pen and Sword published his previous books Cavalier and Roundhead Spies - Intelligence in the Civil War and Commonwealth in 2009 and Rebellion in the Reign of Charles II in 2017 and Cromwell and his Women in 2018.