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D'Arcy Concession
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The D'Arcy Concession was a petroleum oil concession that was signed in 1901 between William Knox D'Arcy and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar of Persia. The oil concession gave D'Arcy the exclusive rights t
A young William Knox D'Arcy circa 1885
A young William Knox D'Arcy circa 1885
Sidney Reilly
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Sidney George Reilly, fictionalized as the "Ace of Spies", was a Russian-born adventurer and secret agent employed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch and later by the Foreign Section of the British Sec
D'Arcy Concession
…matchmaker and find an investor to help out D'Arcy and keep the concession under British control. One way they did this was using a British spy named Sidney Reilly who allegedly disguised himself as a priest, and convinced D'Arcy to sell the majority of his concession to a "good 'Christian' enterprise. They were…
Reilly's 1918 German passport (issued to "George Bergmann")
Reilly's 1918 German passport (issued to "George Bergmann")
A 1904 photograph of Ethel Voynich, née Boole. In 2016, new archival evidence surfaced confirming Boole's relations with Reilly.
A 1904 photograph of Ethel Voynich, née Boole. In 2016, new archival evidence surfaced confirming Boole's relations with Reilly.
Port Arthur, Manchuria, c. 1898–1901, with docked Imperial Russian gunboat Bobr and battleship Navarin
Port Arthur, Manchuria, c. 1898–1901, with docked Imperial Russian gunboat Bobr and battleship Navarin
A 1904 ukiyo-e print of the night attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese Navy. The surprise attack was made possible by the intelligence gathering of R
A 1904 ukiyo-e print of the night attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese Navy. The surprise attack was made possible by the intelligence gathering of Reilly and Ho Liang Shung.