ABSTRACT
The third chapter focuses on the intelligence-related events of the 1570s in England, including the Ridolfi Plot and the abduction of John Story. It also discusses one of the most formative events of the career of Francis Walsingham, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris, and its impact on Walsingham's (and Cecil's) future religious policies in England. The chapter also examines the intelligence network at the close of Cecil's tenure as Principal Secretary and spymaster, comparing it to Walsingham's early years, suggesting that Walsingham's assumption of the role of English spymaster was key to the expansion of the spy network both domestically and internationally, laying the foundations for its future success and longevity.
