{"product_id":"crown-cloak-and-dagger-richard-j-aldrich-9781647123710","title":"Crown, Cloak, and Dagger: The British Monarchy and Secret Intelligence from Victoria to Elizabeth II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurprising revelations about the active role of the monarch in British intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe British Royal Family and the intelligence community are two of the most mysterious and mythologized actors of the British State. \u003ci\u003eCrown, Cloak, and Dagger\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new history of how the two have been inextricably linked from the reign of Queen Victoria to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard J. Aldrich and Rory Cormac unveil a wealth of archival detail that changes our understanding of the role of the monarch in politics, intelligence, and international relations. Successive queens and kings have all played an active role in steering British intelligence, sometimes against the wishes of prime ministers. Even today, the monarch receives \"copy No. 1\" of every intelligence report. Attempted assassinations and kidnappings, the abdication crisis, world wars and the Cold War, and the death of Princess Diana are just some of the topics covered in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating and fast-paced, \u003ci\u003eCrown, Cloak, and Dagger\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the British monarch continues to be far more than a figurehead. This book will inform as well as entertain anyone with an interest in history, espionage, and the royals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard J. Aldrich, Rory Cormac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647123712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647123710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.10w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024","brand":"Richard J. Aldrich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181180088575,"sku":"9781647123710","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d07b11b-6cab-406d-9ff1-e482e509e5c6.jpg?v=1690259002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crown-cloak-and-dagger-richard-j-aldrich-9781647123710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}