Dalziel-Job may be the best candidate for inspiring the fictional James Bond spy.
Monday, 29 June 2015
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Henry VIII and his infamous Festival of the Cloth of Gold Meeting in 1520
King Henry VIII’s Festival of Cloth of Gold is a hugely lavish affair in 1520.
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Britain's Worst Ever Spy Scandal - the Cambridge Spy Ring
The infamous Cambridge Spy Ring is one of the biggest scandals to emerge in post war Britain. Unlike the Babington Spy Plot in 1586 it did not end well either.
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Lambert Simnel's Rebellion against King Henry VII, 1487
King Henry VII’s strangest threat during his reign comes from Lambert
Simnel.
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
The Notorious Babington Plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, 1586
The Babington plot in 1586 almost results in the assassination of Queen Elizabeth of England.
Sunday, 19 April 2015
Gerald Ratner and his Catastrophic 'Midas Touch' in 1991
Just one comment by Gerald Ratner wrecks his enormous company in 1991.
Friday, 10 April 2015
The Extraordinary Gunpowder Plot Aftermath in 1605
The events that follow the Gunpowder are equally enthralling.
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