The Queen's Men, Clements - B

                       The second in the series is set in 1587, five years after the debut of Walsingham and Dee in their efforts to protect England and Queen Bess. An attempt is made on the Queen's life by a band of Dutchmen hiding out around London. Walsingham pursues them while Dee is trying to create an English iteration of Greek Fire. The assassins steal the Greek Fire and almost ambush the Queen on her birthday, but, of course, fail. The tensions between Spain and England and all the maneuvering between the two countries are the highlights of the series, which does a superb job of spreading light on the topic.