Robert Cecil and the Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Cecil was a consummate plotter who undermined enemies and helped his supporters, he himself wrote: I spend my time in sowing so much seed as my poor wretched fingers can scatter, in such a season as may bring forth a plentiful harvest. I dare boldly say no shower or storm shall mar our harvest except it should come from beyond the middle region. This was written just a fortnight before the discovery of poor Guy Fawkes. What does it mean? It is ambiguous, which is probably what Cecil wanted. I think it is a coded message proclaiming that nothing could stop his plot from succeeding except if those in his servi…
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- ISBN: 978-1-291-89494-3
- EAN: 9781291894943
- Produktnummer: 16492454
- Verlag: Lulu.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 338 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.7 cm 712 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 712
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