TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aldrich,Richard J.
AU  - Cormac,Rory
TI  - The Secret Royals: spying and the crown, from Victoria to Diana 
SN  - 9781786499127
AV  - DA550 .A365 2021
U1  - 941.080922 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - Atlantic Books
KW  - Victoria,
KW  - Windsor, House of.
KW  - Intelligence service
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - Victoria, 1837-1901
KW  - Elizabeth II, 1952-2022
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "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
ER  -