Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall | The Spy Historian
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Historian obsessed with writing women into history. Knows a thing or two about espionage, spies and war. DEBUT BOOK #HerSecretService Rep’d by @northbanktalent
Behind a typewriter!
Joined June 2015
I still can’t believe this beauty is now out in the world. #HerSecretService honours all those remarkable women in British Intelligence who served without any expectation of recognition. I just hope I have done their stories justice! Please have a look at my debut book available
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RT @thespyhistorian: A little glimpse into writing my debut book #HerSecretService @Hatchards Non-Fiction Book of the Month in November 📚 #….
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RT @NorthbankTalent: A fascinating talk yesterday morning from @thespyhistorian at @BuxtonFestival - pictured with Northbank CEO @dianemban….
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RT @GCHQ: Director GCHQ Anne Keast-Butler reflects on the sad passing of Dame Stella Rimington, former Director General of MI5. ⬇️ https:/….
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RT @ChiefMI6: Sad to hear of the death of Dame Stella Rimington, a true trailblazer-the first female, and avowed, DG of our sister service,….
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We are saddened by the death of former MI5 Director General Dame Stella Rimington who died on 3rd August 2025.
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This is pretty awesome - thank you @UkNatArchives for spotlighting my book Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence 🙏🫶. @wnbooks @NorthbankTalent.
📚 Our summer reading list is here!. Inspired by our current exhibition, MI5: Official Secrets, we’ve drawn up a summer (spy) reading list. All titles available in our onsite or online shop - where every purchase supports our work:
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RT @warmatters: My book comes out next week. Something like this cannot be written without the help and support of a lot of good people.….
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RT @SpiesVespers: You all know how much I hate hyping books I didn't write. It diminishes me in a fundamental way. Soul sucking agony. But….
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RT @thespyhistorian: History is made! Q becomes the first woman to head SIS/MI6. Blaise Metreweli finally takes a sledgehammer to the centu….
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RT @ChiefMI6: I am delighted to announce that Blaise Metreweli will succeed me as Chief of #MI6 on 1 October 2025. Blaise has had a disting….
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The first ever female Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has been announced by the Prime Minister today.
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History is made! Q becomes the first woman to head SIS/MI6. Blaise Metreweli finally takes a sledgehammer to the century-old glass ceiling!. Excellent FT reporting as ever @helenwarrell . If you want to read about the history of women in MI6, please have a look at my recent book,.
New: UK appoints Blaise Metreweli as the first female head of MI6. Metreweli, 47, is currently SIS' head of technology, known as ‘Q’. She has previously worked for SIS in roles across the Middle East & as director of state threats for MI5.
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RT @thespyhistorian: History will soon be made, but who will have the honour of finally taking a sledgehammer to the glass ceiling that has….
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History will soon be made, but who will have the honour of finally taking a sledgehammer to the glass ceiling that has been in place for the past 116 years? The wait continues. but just for a short while 👀.
UK on brink of appointing first female head of MI6 - the shortlist has been narrowed to just two candidates, one from inside SIS, one external. Me with @helenwarrell . via @ft.
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RT @VicWalshWrites: Not too late to win a copy of my new book about #BletchleyPark & #BBC pioneer Rena Stewart, who also translated #Hitler….
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RT @VicWalshWrites: Today is launch day for The Story of Rena Stewart: #BletchleyPark Girl, Translator of Hitler's Will, & #BBC Pioneer. A….
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Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence is currently available to buy on Amazon for £15!. Perfect #BankHoliday #reading . Groundbreaking ― Bee Wilson, Sunday Times
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RT @VicWalshWrites: The best bit of the Rena Stewart project: The Swan Song of GBR; a song the 40 women of The German Book Room at.@bletchl….
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The sun is shining and I am en route to @DerbyBookFest to speak to a full house! Check out my new bookmarks for readers of ‘Her Secret Service’. The super cool ‘Spy Historian’ artwork (plus research assistant 🐾) is courtesy of the brilliant @iaindwelch ❤️
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RT @thespyhistorian: My latest piece is now out on SUBSTACK - Will there soon be white smoke drifting over Whitehall’s rooftops? . A woman….
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