By Alan Marshall
This is often the 1st background and research of the intelligence and espionage actions of the regime of Charles II (1660-85). it truly is interested by the mechanics, actions and philosophy of the intelligence process which built below the auspices of the workplace of the Secretary of kingdom and which emerged within the face of the issues of conspiracy and overseas politics. It examines the advance of intelligence networks on a neighborhood and overseas point, the use made from the publish place of work, codes and ciphers, and the employment of spies, informers and assassins. The careers of a couple of spies hired by way of the regime are tested via a chain of exact case studes. The publication presents a balanced portrait of the darkish byways of recovery politics, really within the 1660s and 1670s, and fills an enormous hole within the present literature.
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Firth, ' T h o m a s Scot's Account', p. 121. For more o n Wallis see p p . 9 3 - 5 . Underdown, Royalist Conspiracy, p. 61. 24 Intelligence and espionage in the reign of Charles II of his good fortune lay in his ability to stress the former over the latter. The creation of the 'all seeing little secretary' was a myth which in itself played a useful part in preventing conspiracies and plots. The myth, which survived into the 1660s, was often enough to spread dissension amongst the Lord Protector's enemies.
He became, under Arlington, the de facto head of a government intelligence system and, moreover, he possessed many of the qualities needed to make him a superior director of such activities. The collection of intelligence and espionage activities were, of course, only two, though arguably the most significant, aspects of the secretaries' duties. They had other tasks, for their position gave them access to a wide range of administrative and political responsibilities. They were members of the various committees emanating from the Privy Council and both secretaries sat on forty-three out of the fifty-four committees established between 1660 and 1664.
Monck's opinion of spies was not high, although he regarded them as essential to government. 80 Monck was well aware that espionage was a dangerous trade for both parties and that espionage needed the lubrication of money to work effectively. Monck also believed that plentiful supplies of cash made the unfaithful spy work harder. If Thurloe's activities were not the only source of intelligence, various case studies of the secretary at work have also uncovered just how effective, and ineffective, his operations could sometimes be.