The Desperate Remedy: Henry Gresham and the Gunpowder Plot
Dunne, Mar 2003, 24.95, 336 pp.
ISBN: 0312307195
Robert Cecil, Chief Secretary to King James I feels the opportunity is perfect to consolidate support for His Highness against the growing espionage presence of his enemies, Spain and France.
While foreign spies agitate the oppressed English Catholics, Robert seeks proof of sexual depravity against his most dangerous foe, Sir Francis Bacon. He assigns Henry Gresham to obtain the evidence that wi...