MI5: Queen Elizabeth II was not told of spy on royal staff for years
Documents newly declassified by MI5, Britain's internal intelligence agency, show the late Queen Elizabeth II was not ...
Declassified files reveal new details about notorious British spies — and how Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark
Members of the spy ring in the 1930s spilled secrets to the Soviet Union from the heart of the U.K. intelligence establishment.
Queen Elizabeth II Wasn't Told of Soviet Spy in Palace, MI5 Files Show
Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser's double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials ...
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These Are the 10 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold
Here, we take look at some of the most expensive paintings ever sold in art history. Find out which Andy Warhol painting fetched a record-setting price at Christie's, as well as the controversy ...
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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Science and Splendor," a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, ...
Late queen was not officially told art surveyor was Soviet spy for years
Art historian Anthony Blunt was for decades Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, overseeing the official Royal Art Collection, ...
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Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe
No fewer than forty-two grandchildren of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, were born into royal, imperial and princely families across Europe, the result of a deliberate dynastic strategy ...