03.41 - Cromwell's Spies

Oliver Cromwell's friend and Secretary of State John Thurloe was
also one of the most effective spymasters in English history.
Catching the Gerard Plot before they could assassinate the Lord
Protector, and uprooting Penruddock's Uprising until it was just
Penruddock left, he kept the Protectorate safe from threats. But he
could not shield Cromwell from the terrible news of the Western
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