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Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907 – 26 March 1983), styled Sir Anthony Blunt KCVO from 1956 to November 1979, was a leading British art historian and Soviet spy. Blunt was a professor of art history at the University of London, the director of the Courtauld Institute of Art and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures.
Nov 17, 2019 · Anthony Blunt was the art curator for Queen Elizabeth & the royal family. Later, he was discovered as a Russian spy. Here, how Blunt's true story compares to The Crown season 3's plot line.
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Nov 17, 2019 · A KGB spy worked in Buckingham Palace For Decades, and The Crown season 3 tells part of the story. Here's what you should know about Anthony Blunt who remained in Queen Elizabeth's service long...
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Anthony Blunt (born Sept. 26, 1907, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Eng.—died March 26, 1983, London) was a British art historian who late in his life was revealed to have been a Soviet spy. While a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, in the 1930s Blunt became a member of a circle of disaffected young men led by Guy Burgess, under whose influence ...
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Learn how Anthony Blunt, a knight and art historian, betrayed Britain as a Soviet agent for decades while working for the Queen and MI5. Discover how he was exposed, what he revealed, and what he may have blackmailed.
Nov 25, 2019 · Learn about Anthony Blunt, a Cambridge-educated art historian who became a Soviet spy and infiltrated the British royal family. Discover how he was exposed, confessed and lived with his treason for decades.
Nov 20, 2019 · Learn about the true story behind Anthony Blunt, who served as a spy for the Soviets while curating the Royal Collection and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Discover how he was exposed, stripped of his knighthood, and died in disgrace.
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