A couple of loose sketches. I’m trying to create a little world here. The climax of GLORIANA will be a showdown between the English and French navies on a body of water called the Solent. Leading up to the battle, Henry VIII will receive info about the French through his Royal Intelligence service. You met Sir Thomas Wriothesley in the last post. Here’s a sketch of his office. I’m taking a lot of liberties with Sir Thomas, so out of decent respect for his memory I’m calling him simply ‘W.’
Here’s a sketch of W’s secretary, Mistress Hapenny. Her duties include managing the homing pigeons used to communicate with the service’s field agents. In Tudor days, ‘mistress’ meant ‘lady of the house.’
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