Simon Fernandes time and piracy was an offence punishable by hanging, but in practice Fernandes was engaged in exactly the sort of behaviour to which Queen Elizabeth I of England was inclined to turn a blind eye. However, the Portuguese ambassador Francisco Giraldi vigorously protested Fernandes's activities to the Queen's ministers, after the alleged murder of seven Portuguese sailors, and in 1577 the 39-year-old Fernandes was arrested in Cardiff and taken to London to face trial. However, far from being hanged for his crimes, Fernandes was released, apparently with the connivance of Queen Elizabeth's spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham, who appears to have
Spymaster USA helicopter rescue on the banks of the Tijuana River. The final episode was dedicated to second-place finisher Tarbill, who died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in December 2003. Shooting lasted for 29 days. A minimum of three camera/sound crews followed the candidates, and the production made liberal use of remote and hidden cameras. The crew was a mix of veterans from the original UK version of Spymaster and some American film/TV professionals. Spymaster USA Spymaster USA was an American television program originally made by Wall to Wall Television for The Learning Channel in 2003. The series was created by Jacqui