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Invisible ink & toad poison: tools of Elizabethan spycraft
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Invisible ink & toad poison: tools of Elizabethan spycraft

Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman discuss the tricks and tools of spies in the early modern period

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

June 23, 202434m 32s

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Show Notes

How did spies plot and plant information in Elizabethan England? How easy was it to break open a confidential sealed letter and, if necessary, forge its contents? And how high were the stakes? Speaking to Elinor Evans, Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman discuss the tricks and tools of Tudor spies.

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