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Gertrude, Queen of the Desert
Bold, brilliant and intrepid, her thirst for adventure took her from Edwardian England to Basra and beyond. Gertrude Bell influenced and intimidated the rulers of the Middle East, spied for the British — and helped to found modern Iraq. Georgina Howell reports
Gertrude, Queen of the Desert
Bold, brilliant and intrepid, her thirst for adventure took her from Edwardian England to Basra and beyond. Gertrude Bell influenced and intimidated the rulers of the Middle East, spied for the British — and helped to found modern Iraq. Georgina Howell reports
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