The Assassination of Victoria

i believe it was an assassination attempt in 18 forty that ignited victoria's sonal interest in espionage and led to the establishment of the modern intelligence service. We often elizabeth's intelligence as being associated with a figure called walsingham. Actually, elizabeth had about four or five spy chiefs. They were all running these things like private businesses, and they were all fighting like rats in a sack. So rorie, i'll put this question to you. Could you tell us a bit more about that? It was, she comes on to the throne at ha young age, seat she's led a very sheltered childhood but she does start to take some instruction, some lessons from her uncle