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The Secret Royals

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54:. In the forward to the book Aldrich and Cormac write of the difficulty of researching the book, noting that "writing about spies is challenging; writing about royals is more difficult; and writing about spies and royals has sometimes seemed impossible". 80:. Dennison described the book as full of "Piquant, poignant and unexpected details humanise the business of monarchy" and offered an "intriguing alternative narrative of British royal history". In 278: 188: 216: 333: 160: 323: 22: 247: 313: 328: 318: 283: 82: 47: 274: 87: 189:"The Secret Royals by Richard J Aldrich and Rory Cormac review — a fascinating history of royal espionage" 77: 43: 217:"The Secret Royals by Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac review — a history of the monarchy and spying" 252: 72: 21: 39: 35: 248:"The Secret Royals review: who needs 'silly diplomats', when there are spies in the palace?" 138: 134: 51: 307: 67: 161:"The Secret Royals by Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac review – spying and the crown" 165: 110: 98: 221: 193: 104: 62: 20: 31:
The Secret Royals: Spying and the Crown, from Victoria to Diana
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Index


Richard J. Aldrich
Rory Cormac
British royal family
British intelligence agencies
Atlantic Books
The Times
Ben Macintyre
The Daily Telegraph
Matthew Dennison
The Times Literary Supplement
Richard Davenport-Hines
Daily Mail
The Times
Sunday Times


"Atlantic Books: The Secret Royals"
Atlantic Books
"The Secret Royals by Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac review – spying and the crown"
The Guardian
"The Secret Royals by Richard J Aldrich and Rory Cormac review — a fascinating history of royal espionage"
The Times
"The Secret Royals by Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac review — a history of the monarchy and spying"
The Times


"The Secret Royals review: who needs 'silly diplomats', when there are spies in the palace?"
The Daily Telegraph
Richard Davenport-Hines

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