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2 days ago · Ned Ward, the author of the "London Spy," kept a punch-house within one door of Gray's Inn, and here he died, in the year 1731. This writer, whom, in the course of our rambles through Old London, we have already several times quoted, was of low extraction, and born in Oxfordshire, about 1667.
2 days ago · To use the words of the "London Spy," in 1725, "King Charles II., of pious memory, was a great benefactor to this parish; for soon after the Plague of London he re-peopled it with ten thousand Protestant families from abroad, who prov'd the most implacable enemies the late French king ever had."
3 days ago · Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917.
1 day ago · Another eccentric individual whose ashes repose beneath the shade of Old St. Pancras Church, is the celebrated "Ned" Ward, the author of the "London Spy," and other well-known works. He was buried here in 1731.
2 days ago · Also making their London votes work harder in terms of seats were the Liberal Democrats, who swept all of their key targets in south London. Ed Davey’s party won Wimbledon, Sutton & Cheam and Carshalton & Wallington from the Tories, putting the Lib Dems on six London MPs in total — the highest since 2010 — even though many constituencies saw the party’s vote share tumble.
5 days ago · Immerse yourself in the cloak-and-dagger world of the second-oldest profession - espionage! Start at 'The House of Spies' and sip on a Vesper martini (shaken not stirred). Learn about the dirty tricks, false flags and Black Ops of some of the most famous spies in history, who worked in the area, with your spy expert.
3 days ago · Inspired by a true story and featuring the last “resistance girl from the Swiss finishing school”, ‘The London Spymaker’ weaves together espionage, betrayal, and passion against the backdrop of World War II, delivering a gripping tale of resilience and secrets.
