Diplomatie aus dem Untergrund: Die merkwürdige Karriere des Alexander (Maurus) Horn(e) (1762 - 1820)

• Main Author: Oberhauser, Claus (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Underground, Diplomacy, Illuminati, Alpine Insurrection, Book Trade; ÖFOS 2012, Medieval history; ÖFOS 2012, Cultural history; ÖFOS 2012, Political history; Untergrund, Diplomatie, Illuminaten, Alpenbund, Buchhandel; ÖFOS 2012, Mittelalterliche Geschichte; ÖFOS 2012, Kulturgeschichte; ÖFOS 2012, Politische Geschichte
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Alexander (Maurus) Horn was a monk, book agent, secret agent and diplomat in a time of great upheaval. He had a key role in a British information-gathering network. Looking at history through his lens, one leaves the negotiating tables of high diplomacy and dives into the world of seemingly secondar...