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Who Was Britain's First Spymaster?
Most people believe Britain's first spymaster was Sir Vernon Kell, the founding head of MI5. In fact, the story begins several years earlier with an Irish detective from County Kerry whose extraordinary career took him from Scotland Yard to the heart of Britain's secret intelligence machinery. His name was William Melville, and without him, MI5 might never have existed. Read more...
From the Archives
"Blinker" Hall
and Room 40
Who Were The
The Black Hand?
The New York
Bomb Squad
British Pathe film of Queen Victoria's funeral, courtesy Wikimedia.