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The secret royals : spying and the crown, from Victoria to Diana / Richard J. Aldrich & Rory Cormac.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldrich, Richard J. (Richard James), 1961- author.
- Cormac, Rory, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.
- Victoria.
- Windsor, House of.
- Intelligence service--Great Britain--History.
- Intelligence service.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-2022.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 725 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Spying and the crown, from Victoria to Diana
- Place of Publication:
- London : Atlantic Books, 2021.
- Summary:
- "For the first time, The Secret Royals uncovers the remarkable relationship between the Royal Family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the death of Princess Diana. It shows how the British secret services grew out of persistent attempts to assassinate Victoria and then operated on a private and informal basis, drawing on close personal relationships between senior spies, the aristocracy, and the monarchy. This reached its zenith after the murder of the Romanovs and the Russian revolution when, fearing a similar revolt in Britain, King George V considered using private networks to provide intelligence on the loyalty of the armed forces - and of the broader population." -- provided by the publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction: 007
- 1. Elizabeth I and Modern Espionage
- 2. Popish Plots and Public Paranoia
- Part I: The Rise and Fall of Royal Intelligence
- 3. Queen Victoria: Assassins and Revolutionaries
- 4. Queen Victoria's Secrets: War and the Rise of Germany
- 5. Queen Victoria's Great Game: Empire and Intrigue
- 6. Queen Victoria's Security: Fenians and Anarchists
- 7. Edward VII and the Modernization of Intelligence
- Part II: Royal Relations and Intrigues
- 8. King George V and the Great War
- 9. King George V and the Bolsheviks
- 10. Abdication: Spying on Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
- Part III: Royals and Spies at War
- 11. Outbreak of the Second World War
- 12. War in the Americas
- 13. The End of the Second World War
- 14. Raiding Missions: Fighting for the Secret Files
- Part IV: Royal Secrets
- 15. Princess Elizabeth: Codename 2519
- 16. Queen Elizabeth II: Coronation and Cold War
- 17. Nuclear Secrets
- Part V: Royal Diplomacy
- 18. Queen Elizabeth's Empire: Intrigue and the Middle East
- 19. Discreet Diplomacy: The Royals in Africa
- 20. Discreet Diplomacy: The Global Queen
- Part VI: Protecting the Realm and the Royals
- 21. Terrorists and Lunatics, 1969-1977
- 22. Terrorists and Lunatics, 1979-1984
- 23. Going Public
- 24. Bugs and Bugging
- 25. The Diana Conspiracy
- Conclusion: The Secret Royals
- Ruling the Past: A Note on Methods
- Acknowledgements
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plates
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hiram G. Haney Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1786499126
- 9781786499127
- OCLC:
- 1242026443
- Publisher Number:
- 99989316460
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