tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post6968575593364229493..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Secret Service, Spies, and Underhanded Dealings during the 17th CenturyDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-8821882476396181822012-05-07T14:17:20.395-07:002012-05-07T14:17:20.395-07:00Spying in an age without CCTV cameras and recordin...Spying in an age without CCTV cameras and recording devices is an intriguing idea. It must have been an art form in itself, transferring sensitive information from person A to person B - I suppose if you werent intercepted transferring it, then there wouldnt have been a trail such as there is today, to catch you after the event.<br />Grace xGrace Elliothttp://graceelliot-author.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-3032199614610307812012-05-06T16:03:05.282-07:002012-05-06T16:03:05.282-07:00Wonderful write-up! So love this period, great aff...Wonderful write-up! So love this period, great affinity with it... Have Just published book 1 of the Royal Series...<br /><br />Interestingly Elizabeth I had a superb spy network, not surprising we Brits are so good at espionage: been at it a long while. ;)<br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-49487181492428232642012-05-06T09:56:21.529-07:002012-05-06T09:56:21.529-07:00Great article! There's been a lot of discussio...Great article! There's been a lot of discussion about spy organizations during the Regency -- whether they officially existed or not. Clearly there was a precedent in England for such. And who can forget John Andre and Benedict Arnold from the American Revolution? Great post, Katherine.Joanna Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053211782268427159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-7427500570855110782012-05-06T09:22:51.880-07:002012-05-06T09:22:51.880-07:00I have the shivers every time I think of it...I have the shivers every time I think of it...Katherine Pymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807278372998263951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-76554709923336884242012-05-06T07:34:35.704-07:002012-05-06T07:34:35.704-07:00Death by trepanning? Hadn't come across that o...Death by trepanning? Hadn't come across that one before in our annals. As historical deaths go, it has to rank as one of the most unpleasant!Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538241168713795330noreply@blogger.com