Join this channel to get early access to episodes, ad-free watching, and priority access to our live events: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join How did Elizabeth I rule England while living under constant threat? Who were Sir William Cecil and Francis Walsingham, and how did their networks of spies keep the Queen alive and England safe? What inspired the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572, the deadliest bloodbath of the Tudor age? And what terrible conspiracy was brewing in Rome…? Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the secret war raging at the heart of Elizabethan England, the religious violence sweeping across Europe, and the ruthless battle against treason waged by Elizabeth’s two great spymasters: Sir William Cecil and Sir Francis Walsingham. Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory 00:00 Protestant England’s Cold War 00:31 Lloyds 01:45 William Cecil: Elizabeth’s Indispensable Minister 10:47 Elizabeth’s Refusal to Marry—and the Threat of Mary 19:36 National Geographic 20:46 Cecil House: The Nerve Centre of Protestant England 25:14 The Duke of Norfolk’s Secret Marriage Plot 29:31 Francis Walsingham and the Birth of Elizabeth’s Spy Network 34:25 France, the Guise Family and the Wars of Religion 39:59 Spain’s Bloody Repression in the Low Countries 47:06 The Rising of the North and the Pope’s Attack on Elizabeth 51:26 The Ridolfi Plot Is Exposed 58:53 The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre 1:12:00 How the Catholic World Reacted to the Massacre 1:15:46 England’s Darkest Suspicions Are Confirmed 1:20:13 Walsingham Becomes Elizabeth’s Spymaster 1:30:44 Lloyds 1:31:58 William Allen and the English Catholic Mission 1:36:42 The Jesuits Prepare to Enter England 1:42:25 Walsingham’s Spy Inside the Catholic Conspiracy 1:46:11 Edmund Campion’s Mission to England 1:53:00 Campion’s Brag and the Hunt for the Jesuits 1:57:29 Edmund Campion Is Captured 2:01:01 Campion’s Trial and Execution Video Editor: Jack Meek, Harry Swan & Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley