Elizabeth I: War on Terror
In the summer of 1586, a group of Catholic extremists were planning to kill Elizabeth I. She was in absolute fear for her life. In a gripping account of the action, we unfold the remarkable events across eight weeks in 1586, when danger was at a height.
In the summer of 1586, a group of Catholic extremists were planning to kill Elizabeth I. She was in absolute fear for her life. In a gripping account of the action, we unfold the remarkable events across eight weeks in 1586, when danger was at a height.
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