Accessibility Links

Thank you for registering to HistoryExtra

If you are a BBC HistoryExtra Magazine subscriber link your account here:

Or skip this step

You have successfully linked your account!

Success!

Thank you for subscribing to HistoryExtra, you now have unlimited access. You will shortly receive a receipt for your purchase via email.
Visit My Account to manage your subscription, profile and preferences.

The official website for BBC History Magazine, BBC History Revealed and BBC World Histories Magazine

  1. Home
  2. Period
  3. General ancient history
  4. Spies through the ages

Spies through the ages

Christopher Andrew explores the history of intelligence and espionage from ancient times until the present day

Spies through the ages podcast

Professor Christopher Andrew discusses his new book The Secret World, which explores the history of intelligence and espionage from ancient times until the present day

Advertisement

How to download the History Extra podcast

Tags

BBC History magazines

Try our range of BBC bestselling history magazines today! 

Subscribe Now
HW2019-Button-300x200

BBC History Magazine's 2019 History Weekends

Book now

More on: Weird and wonderful

In 1733, as part of a plot to blow up a Protestant church, a group of Catholics claimed they were being terrorised by a poltergeist… or so the story went. (Illustration by Ben Jones for BBC History Magazine)
Learn more about this subject

You may like

Podcast-Website-large-Henry-Hemming-fdc50ad
Second World War

The Library A legendary spymaster

GettyImages-629434353-2-c1a1227
20th Century

Spying on the king: when MI5 targeted Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

A portrait of Ian Lancaster Fleming, the creator of the character James Bond
General Modern

The spy who loved Jamaica

The dark art of blackmail prepared Charles Théveneau de Morande well for a career in espionage. (Alamy)
Georgian

18th century espionage: the French spy in London