Roanoke by Lee Miller

Author:Lee Miller [Miller, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-61145-331-7
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Published: 2011-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

To Bid Everything

If Raleigh’s cross-purposes were Walsingham’s only motive for murder, we might be hard-pressed to prosecute our case. It is difficult to prove after the fact, and much of Walsingham’s activity was, by its very nature, conducted in the dark. Fortunately, there is another motive, much more concrete and far more personal.

The elimination of Mary Queen of Scots was Walsingham’s crowning achievement. His removal of Elizabeth’s greatest rival was the culmination of eighteen years of unceasing effort.5 It has cost him untold resources, both human and financial. Many agents were involved, some over a period of years, working their way into trusted positions. As reward, Walsingham hopes to receive a portion of the conspirator Babington’s estate, confiscated by the Crown. Yet in the weeks and months that follow the exposure of the plot, he sinks to the lowest point in his career. Why?

There is more than honor and reputation at stake. We sense a desperation, and when we look more closely at Walsingham’s file we find something alarming. Walsingham did not merely want Babington’s estate, he had to have it. He required it. In fact, Walsingham needed the money.

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