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  • Peter Churchill (1909 - 1972)
    Peter Morland Churchill DSO Croix de Guerre (1909–1972) was an SOE Officer in France during World War II. He was a brother of Group Captain Walter Churchill DSO DFC and Major Oliver Churchill DSO M...
  • Gilbert Giffard, Spy (c.1561 - 1590)
    Gifford, Gilbert (c.1561-1590) The authorities considered him "the most notable double, treble villain that ever lived."[13] A friend of John Ballard, Gifford was involved in the Babington Plo...
  • Mary Musgrove (c.1755 - c.1790)
    "Patriot in Petticoats" "This monument, erected in the early 20th century, stands as a reminder of the legendary Mary Musgrove. She is remembered as a character in the 19th-century novel 'Horseshoe R...
  • John Nelson (1654 - 1734)
    from John Nelson (1654–1734) was an English colonial merchant, trader, and statesman, active in New England. Land deals During 1690, John Nelson bought all of the property from the tenants on L...
  • Edith Cavell, Spy and Martyr (1865 - 1915)
    Edith Louisa Cavell; 4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse and patriot. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Al...

For fictional spies, see Spy fiction‎.

Spies or secrect agents are individuals who obtain information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. The act of spying, or espionage, is inherently clandestine, as it is taken for granted that it is unwelcome and, in many cases, illegal and punishable by law. It is a subset of intelligence gathering - which otherwise may be conducted from public sources and using perfectly legal and ethical means.

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