History B Schools History Project GCSE
Intelligence and espionage
What Intelligence and espionage means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Intelligence and espionage
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Sir Francis Walsingham developed a sophisticated intelligence network whose agents intercepted correspondence, employed cryptanalysts to decipher coded letters, and used double agents to infiltrate Catholic groups.
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