{"product_id":"gods-secret-agents-queen-elizabeths-forbidden-priests-and-the-hatching-of-the-gunpower-plot-paperback","title":"God's Secret Agents: Queen Elizabeth's Forbidden Priests and the Hatching of the Gunpower Plot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Hogge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne evening in 1588, just weeks after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, two young men landed in secret on a beach in Norfolk, England. They were Jesuit priests, Englishmen, and their aim was to achieve by force of argument what the Armada had failed to do by force of arms: return England to the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen years later their mission would be shattered by the actions of the Gunpowder Plotters -- a small group of terrorists who famously tried to destroy the Houses of Parliament -- for the Jesuits were accused of having designed \"that most horrid and hellish conspiracy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Hogge follows \"God's secret agents\" from their schooling on the Continent, through their perilous return journeys and lonely lives in hiding, to, ultimately, the gallows. She offers a remarkable true account of faith, duty, intolerance, and martyrdom -- the unforgettable story of men who would die for a cause undone by men who would kill for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763044778272,"sku":"9780060542283","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92fcaabd0cc4ed7b7223955c0a42c61d.webp?v=1780228923","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gods-secret-agents-queen-elizabeths-forbidden-priests-and-the-hatching-of-the-gunpower-plot-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}