Hidden Histories: Spies, Secrets and Survival
Jewish Book Week
| Daria Santini | speaker |
|---|---|
| Helen Fry | speaker |
| David Horspool | chair |
Two leading historians present their thrilling new histories of espionage and underground networks in the twentieth century, with new research shedding light on these murkiest of stories.
Extraordinary true stories of espionage come to life as Daria Santini presents A Woman Named Edith, the first full biography of Edith Tudor Hart, a Jewish-Austrian exile, photographer, anti-fascist and Soviet agent who recruited Kim Philby yet eluded capture. Drawing on newly declassified material, Helen Fry returns with The White Lady, a major history of Britain’s key secret service networks in the First and Second World Wars, revealing the hidden world of spies, secrets and survival.
This event will last approximately 1 hour, with no interval.
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Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
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Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
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- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
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Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Daria Santini
Daria Santini is an independent scholar and writer. She was a lecturer in German language and literature at the University of Oxford for fifteen years and is the author of The Exiles: Actors, Artists and Writers Who Fled the Nazis for London.
Helen Fry
Historian and biographer Helen Fry is the author of more than twenty books on intelligence, prisoners of war and the social history of World War II – most recently The White Lady and Women in Intelligence. She appears regularly in media interviews and podcasts and has been involved in numerous documentaries.
David Horspool
David Horspool is an editor at the TLS, responsible for history, archaeology and sport.