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The Walsingham Gambit

Deception, Entrapment, and Execution of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
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The Walsingham Gambit provides the reader with a new and unique insight into the hidden history associated with the regicide of Mary, Queen of Scots. This hidden history is revealed in great detail by R. Kent Tiernan, who describes how the English deception planners led by Sir Francis Walsingham designed, engineered, and executed a complex seven-year operation to expand Queen Elizabeth I's power by ending Mary's life. Tiernan presents a counterintelligence analytical approach utilizing conspiracies and deception between two religious mortal enemies. Historians have explained what happened during this tumultuous period, but this book tells how it happened. Whether interested in history or deception, the reader will be well rewarded with an enhanced understanding of both. This book is a timeless must read for anyone interested in how Mary Stuart was entrapped by Walsingham's gambit.
R. Kent Tiernan (B.A. in history, Stanford; M.A. in Western European Area Studies) served as an intelligence officer for the United States Air Force. He was also an assistant professor of history at the United States Air Force Academy.
Part One (1560-1579) 1. Exit the Old Order - Enter the New Chaos 2. "Elizabeth Ascending" 3. The Worst of Times 4. Becoming the Fox 5. Elizabeth's Eyes and Ears Part Two (1580-1582) 6. Looking Back 7. Deception Roadmap 8. Looking Ahead 9. "A Sign from God" 10. It's About Time! 11. "Devil In the Details" Part Three (1583-1585) 12. Fired Up and Ready to Go 13. Unleashing the 'Leash' 14. "Only Time Will Tell" 15. Points of Failure Part Four (1585-1586) 16. Preparing the "Coup de Grace" 17. Running the Conspirators to Ground Part Five (1587-1590) 18. "The End is My Beginning" 19. "The Queen is Dead Long Live the Queen!" 20. "Softly Into the Light" Epilogue Postscript Acknowledgments Appendices Appendix A Deception Planner/Intelligence Analyst Insights Appendix B Lingering Questions and Their Implications Appendix C Walsingham's Intelligence Organization Appendix D Countering the Catholic Threat Appendix E Facts, Fiction, and Inferences Appendix F Chronology of Catholic and Protestant Events Appendix G Chronology of Significant Deception Plan Execution Events Appendix H Walsingham's Deception Capabilities Flow Chart Appendix I Walsingham's Role in Defeating the Babington Plot
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