Secret 500-year-old spy chamber ‘built by Ivan the Terrible’s mum’ found under Moscow street
From the Mirror: The room – which was built underneath a wall – had a special acoustic effect which allowed people to eavesdrop on the enemy.
This astonishing footage shows a secret 500-year-old spy chamber found underneath a Moscow street. Archaeologists say the room was built by Ivan the Terrible’s mother in the 16th Century. It is thought to have been used to eavesdrop on the enemy through a wall. It’s vaulted walls are said to have created a special acoustic effect which helped people listen to what was happening outside.
[Read more at the Mirror]
Spying on the Royals
A British documentary reveals that MI5 was ordered to wiretap King Edward VIII’s phone over fears that his lover might be leaking secrets.
Government ministers ordered the wiretapping over fears that she ran in fascist circles and he may have been leaking her secret cabinet documents. There were also concerns among intelligence officers that the king had fascist leanings himself.
Read more at NBC News “British Spies Tapped King Edward’s Phone to Eavesdrop on Wallis Simpson Calls”
