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Based on true events that shocked a nation in the 1930s, cambridge spies tells the tale of four overprivileged cambridge university students who defied their country by becoming. Here are five british mystery novels to help you pass the time until season 5. Kim philby, anthony blunt, guy burgess, and donald maclean were members of britains upper class elite. The true story of a group of cambridge university students who. The notorious traitors burgess, maclean, blunt and philby met at cambridge.
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