Queen Elizabeth I’s spymaster between 1573 and 1590, Sir Francis Walsinghamplayed a pivotal role in Tudor intelligence gathering. Acting under the authority of … See more

Maria Isabella Boyd, known to most as ‘Belle’, was a notorious Confederate spy during the American Civil War. She was recruited as a Confederate asset after a violent alter… See more

Born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle in Holland, Mata Hari later styled herself as an exotic dancer of royal Indonesian heritage. She became an on-stage sensation during World War … See more

Born and raised in South Africa, Fritz Joubert Duquesne witnessed atrocities at the hands of the British Army during the Boer War, including the detaining of his mother an… See more

Mauritian-born, British-affiliated spy Lise de Baissac operated prolifically during World War Two, as part of Britain’s highly secretive Special Operations Executive(S… See more