Article originally published on the  Andante Travel Website as an interview with Clare The women of the Special Operations Executive...

Secrets of a Spy's Jewellery As a biographer I hope to get under the skin of my subjects, to trace their emotions, hopes and attitude...

The names of 75 courageous women from 13 nations are etched into a beautiful memorial at RAF Tempsford,   home of the Special Duties Squadro...

As I understand it, biography is about finding out the truth about people and reporting back. This seems perfect work for me, as I am natura...

The Spy Who Loved The eponymous Spy Who Loved was Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, Britain’s first female special agent of ...

First published in the "History on an Hour" blogsite,  2013 One can’t help but gasp with admiration at the life and exploits of ...

On this day in 1939, just a few months after the Nazi invasion of Poland that had marked the start of WWII, a determined Polish Countess and...

Despite having a life expectancy of only a few months during her operational missions, Christine volunteered to serve in three different the...

First published on the blogsite History In An Hour Last year I was on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Women’s Hour’, writes Clare Mulley, talking about the...