Cash for Honours
The Story of Maundy Gregory
Published on 7. April 2008
352 pages
978-0-7524-9621-4 (ISBN)
Description
The book uncovers the involvement of the Secret Service and how Maundy Gregory exploited sensitive information that enabled him to gain access and influence to pillars of the establishment. It reveals for the first time the contents of the recently de-classified secret file held on Gregory and his activities by the Vatican and exposes the circumstances surrounding Gregory's 1933 arrest for selling honours and the deal he was offered by Cabinet Ministers to quit the country in return for a light sentence and a pension for life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
0,96 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-9621-4 (9780752496214)
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04/2008
The History Press Ltd
€37.50
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Person
ANDREW COOK is an author and TV consultant with a degree in History & Ancient History. He was a programme director of the Hansard Scholars Programme for the University of London. Andrew has written for The Times, Guardian, Independent, BBC History Magazine and History Today. His previous books include On His Majesty's Secret Service (Tempus, 2002); Ace of Spies (Tempus, 2003); M: MI5's First Spymaster (Tempus, 2006); The Great Train Robbery (The History Press, 2013); and 1963: That Was the Year That Was (The History Press, 2013).
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1 The Visitors
- 2 A False Start
- 3 The Phoenix Rising
- 4 Not a 'Sahib'
- 5 Breakthrough
- 6 A Vanishing
- 7 Ups and Downs
- 8 Gathering Storm
- 9 New Opportunities
- 10 The Rot Sets in
- 11 The Dangerous Mr K
- 12 Keeping up Appearances
- 13 Uncle Jim
- 14 Acting Fast
- 15 Downfall
- 16 Nemesis
- 17 Open Verdict
- 18 Sanctuary
- Appendix 1: Enquiry Agent
- Appendix 2: A Brief History of the Honours System 1905-2007
- Appendix 3: The Asquith Peerage List 1911
- Appendix 4: Lloyd George Peerages
- Appendix 5: Baronetcies
- Appendix 6: Fees on Account
- Notes
- Bibliography
