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The Double Life of Doctor Lopez Spies, Shakespeare and the Plot to Poison Elizabeth I

Paperback • 2004 • English

The Double Life of Doctor Lopez Spies, Shakespeare and the Plot to Poison Elizabeth I

By Dominic Green

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About the book

Elizabeth I's personal physician Roderigo Lopez was a man of many secrets. The old doctor was also a businessman, a diplomat, a spymaster and, secretly, a Jew. "When the 1st Earl of Essex was poisoned to death, Lopez numbered among those suspected, but was undeterred by the scandal. However, he was financially overextended and became so desperate he embarked on a high-risk enterprise as freelance diplomat and spymaster, contacting the Spanish in an attempt to set up peace talks. Suspicious of Lo...Show more

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ISBN

9780099431893

Publisher

Century

Published year

2004

Language

English

Original title

The Double Life of Doctor Lopez Spies, Shakespeare and the Plot to Poison Elizabeth I

Format

Paperback

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