Be afraid, very afraid.(espionage, headed by Secretary of State Sir Francis Walsingham, in Elizabethan England)

U.S. News & World Report | January 27, 2003| | Copyright

`There is less danger in fearing too much than too little." So declared Sir Francis Walsingham, the slightly paranoid Elizabethan spymaster whose diligent surveillance did more than any act of battlefield courage to preserve the crown. Anxiety, not bravery, was what he demanded from his informants, and history would prove him wise for assuming the worst.

There were spies and even spy networks before Walsingham. But as Elizabeth I's secretary of state (in the word's earliest meaning as "keeper of secrets"), he linked espionage to governance and created, in spirit at ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Skokie defined by ethnic diversity
Newspaper article from: Skokie Review (IL) ; There is virtually no aspect of Skokie that has been left unaffected by dramatic...village's demographics in recent years. Skokie is now one of the most ethnically diverse...number of languages spoken in homes. Skokie Planner Steve Marciani puts together the...
Skokie 11s claim crown in North Shore tourney
Newspaper article from: Lincolnwood Review (IL) ; The Skokie Indians 11-year-old team finished the...defeating Morton Grove 15-0. Thursday, Skokie held off Glencoe 4-1 to advance to Friday...run and 5-1 lead. A leadoff single by Skokie's Tim Leonard in the fifth turned into...
Skokie making its case for All-American City contest
Newspaper article from: Skokie Review (IL) ; ...American City competition this weekend why Skokie truly is the face of America. Skokie is one of 30 finalists in the contest, taking...what the community is about. "We're taking Skokie on the road and will present to judges what makes...
Skokie, Evanston settle suit over water rates
Newspaper article from: Skokie Review (IL) ; ...that city wanted for the water it sells Skokie - the two communities have finally ended...held meetings in the two municipalities, Skokie village trustees and Evanston City Council...sales, effective March 1 of this year. Skokie also voted to dismiss the suit it filed...
Skokie awaits something new: an election; The first in 15 years; "male, pale, stale" incumbents
Newspaper article from: Chicago Jewish Star ; Skokie awaits something new: an election; THE...neo-Nazis threatened to demonstrate in Skokie in 1977-78, Albert J. Smith was mayor...Van Dusen, was appointed her successor. Skokie has a worldwide reputation for the place...
Skokie tunes in talks with TCI, competitors
Newspaper article from: Skokie Review (IL) ; ...television provider TCI of Illinois, Skokie is reviewing an "unofficial" renewal...including neighborhoods which abut southern Skokie. A spokeswoman for 21st Century President...Milligan confirmed the Wednesday meeting with Skokie representatives. Village Cable Liaison...
Skokie, Evanston endure unplanned sound check
Newspaper article from: Evanston Review (IL) ; A Skokie emergency alert false alarm that wailed...Monday night prompted concerned residents in Skokie, Evanston and Lincolnwood to flood police...It wasn't until 11:30 p.m. that Skokie resident Max Rubin, emergency services...
Skokie Indian 11s post final 14-2 league mark
Newspaper article from: Lincolnwood Review (IL) ; The Skokie Indians 11-year-old traveling baseball...Kevin Meyer and Dan Soltman brought the Skokie team four runs and a victory. Thursday...up with seven runs in the eighth to hand Skokie its first defeat, 9-2, in 12 games...
Skokie touts diversity
Newspaper article from: Skokie Review (IL) ; ...that is united. So I say to them, 'Skokie is your worst nightmare!' " That message...at Niles West High School to celebrate Skokie's strength of multi-cultural diversity...said Mitchell, former chairman of Skokie's Human Relations Commission. The audience...
Skokie finding diversity has challenges
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ; ...recognition as a bastion of tolerance, Skokie is straining under the diversity it invited...similar changes in the last three decades, Skokie's struggle is perhaps more noteworthy...it tried to be different. "One thing Skokie has done very well is absorb the ethnic...

Find more facts and information related to the article "Be afraid, very afraid.(espionage, headed by ..."