Journal Entry 1 by LastEdition on Tuesday, April 18, 2006

From the back:
Sir Fancis Walsingham's official title was Principal Secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritan was England's first spymaster. A ruthless,. fiercely loyal civil servant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foil Elizabeth's rival, Mary Queen of Scots, and outwit Catholic Span and France, both of which had arrayed their forces behind her.
Though he cut an incongruous figure in Elizabeth's worldly court, Walsingham managed to win the trust of her key players such as William Cecil and the Earl of Leicester before launching how own secret campaign against the queen's enemies. Covert operation were Walsingham's genius; he pioneered techniques for exploiting double agents, spreading disinformation, and deciphering codes with the lastest code breacking science that remain staples of international espionage. 

Journal Entry 2 by LastEdition on Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Sweet and short.