Blood, Fire and Gold Quotes

“none of Throckmorton’s requests was accepted; namely, he would not be granted an audience with the French rulers and he would not be allowed to communicate with Elizabeth—at least officially—so all his correspondence with the English crown continued to be seen as a crime in itself, even though, as he protested, it was his very job.”
― Estelle Paranque, Blood, Fire & Gold: The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici