Comments on: Armchair Field Trip: The International Spy Museum http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:46:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Becky http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712/comment-page-1#comment-1893 Becky Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:54:54 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712#comment-1893 Art historian Anthony Blunt (Sir Anthony, I believe) supplemented his career as an art historian, author and keeper of the Queen of England's pictures by selling British secrets to the Soviets in the '30s, '40s and '50s. And people think art history isn't sexy. A brief bio, courtesy of the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/blunt_anthony.shtml Art historian Anthony Blunt (Sir Anthony, I believe) supplemented his career as an art historian, author and keeper of the Queen of England’s pictures by selling British secrets to the Soviets in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s. And people think art history isn’t sexy.

A brief bio, courtesy of the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/blunt_anthony.shtml

]]> By: Mary http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712/comment-page-1#comment-1892 Mary Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:35:08 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712#comment-1892 Ha! Sarah! Folks, meet one of my fellow Bond girls who did, in fact, come up with the idea of going to the spy museum independently. Ha! Sarah! Folks, meet one of my fellow Bond girls who did, in fact, come up with the idea of going to the spy museum independently.

]]> By: Worrals http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712/comment-page-1#comment-1891 Worrals Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:15:56 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712#comment-1891 During World War Two, spies were trained in Ontario, Canada at Camp X. That's where Ian Fleming learned the tricks of the trade. Check out their website; great pictures of the camp during the war. www.camp-x.com During World War Two, spies were trained in Ontario, Canada at Camp X. That’s where Ian Fleming learned the tricks of the trade. Check out their website; great pictures of the camp during the war.
http://www.camp-x.com

]]> By: Sarah http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712/comment-page-1#comment-1888 Sarah Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:55:50 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1712#comment-1888 I take issue with you giving Mr. Steele all of the credit for your visit to the spy museum. If I remember correctly(which is always somewhat doubtful), yours truly was the one who suggested the visit. :) I take issue with you giving Mr. Steele all of the credit for your visit to the spy museum. If I remember correctly(which is always somewhat doubtful), yours truly was the one who suggested the visit. :)

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