The History Thieves: Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation by Ian Cobain
The History Thieves: Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation

Ian Cobain

The History Thieves: Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation

Ian Cobain

407 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
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In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed and created offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what the public could, and should, be told. Since then, Britain's governments and civil...

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