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  1. www.history.com › news › mountbatten-assassinationThe IRA Assassination of Lord Mountbatten: Facts and Fallout

    Nov 13, 2020 · Part of the wreckage of Lord Mountbatten's boat the Shadow V after it had been bombed by the IRA in August 1979. August 27, 1979, a Bank holiday, had dawned sunny, following days of rain ...

    • Lesley Kennedy
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  2. theconversation.com › secret-history-the-releaseSecret history: the release of the Mountbatten archives and ...

    Aug 2, 2021 · As the last great-grandchild and godchild of Queen Victoria, uncle of Prince Philip and adored great-uncle of Prince Charles, Mountbatten exercised a “Rasputin-like influence” in the court of ...

    • Jenny Hocking

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  4. www.thedailybeast.com › lord-mountbattens-diariesLord Mountbatten’s Diaries May Finally Reveal the Truth About ...

    Jul 23, 2021 · The diaries are those left by Lord Louis “Dickie” Mountbatten, who was a major influence in the court of Elizabeth II, first as a matchmaker in the marriage of the future Queen and Prince ...

    • Clive Irving

  5. www.historyextra.com › period › 20th-centuryLord Mountbatten's Assassination: What Happened & Why ...

    Aug 27, 2021 · The real history behind. The assassination of Prince Charles’s great-uncle and confidant, Lord Mountbatten, at the hands of the IRA in 1979, rocked the royal family. Andrew Lownie explains how the events unfolded and considers why Mountbatten – affectionately named ‘Dickie’ – was murdered, and whether the IRA was really behind the ...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Assassination_of_LordAssassination of Lord Mountbatten - Wikipedia

    Assassination of Lord Mountbatten. Map showing Mullaghmore Peninsula (red) within County Sligo, where Mountbatten was killed. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a relative of the British royal family, was assassinated on 27 August 1979 by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and a volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican ...

  7. www.abc.net.au › news › 2021/08/03The release of the Mountbatten archives is a win, but the ...

    Aug 3, 2021 · Lord Mountbatten had a huge influence on the Queen's court before his death in a bombing. (Pool via AP: Ben Stansall)A four-year battle. The release of the Mountbatten diaries is entirely due to ...

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  9. time.com › 4606775Rasputin: 5 Myths and Truths About the Mystic Russian Monk - TIME

    Dec 29, 2016 · Myth 4: He was impossible to kill. Rasputin’s behavior and influence came to symbolize everything negative in Russian politics and society at the time. Even prior to his final assassination ...