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Why 1587?
•Involvement in Babington plot
•Potential invasion from Spain
•Act for the Preservation of the Queen’s Safety 1585 = act states that in the event of Elizabeth’s assassination M QoS was to be barred from the succession
Case study - Walshingham’s spy network
•1573 = became Secretary of State
•Range of spies and informants in every country and important towns
•1580 = he had agents in 12 towns in France, 9 in Germany, 4 in Spain
•Also used agents provocateurs to plot and discover traitors
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