Spying and the Crown av Rory Cormac, Richard J. Aldrich

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<p><b>A <i>Daily Mail </i>Book of the Year and </b><b>a <i>The Times</i> and <i>Sunday Times</i> Best Book of 2021</b><br><b><br>''Monumental.. Authoritative and highly readable.'' Ben Macintyre, <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>''A fascinating history of royal espionage.'' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>''Excellent... Compelling'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><br>For the first time, <i>Spying and the Crown</i> uncovers the remarkable relationship between the Royal Family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the death of Princess Diana. <br><br>In an enthralling narrative, Richard J. Aldrich and Rory Cormac show 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. <br><br>Based on original research and new evidence, <i>Spying and the Crown</i> presents the British monarchy in