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Inside the world of medieval espionage
Published 4 months, 1 week ago
Description
Jonathan Sumption surveys the last generation of spies before the creation of Europe's professional intelligence services. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/inside-the-world-of-medieval-espionage/.
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