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The United Kingdom is not immune. It has used covert action for hundreds of years—since before the United Kingdom even existed. Queen Elizabeth I used “covert meanes” against King Philip of Spain in the Low Countries by secretly providing funds for rebel fighters. The reign of her namesake, Queen Elizabeth II, witnessed a dizzying array of secret schemes to promote British interests as London’s international power waned.
[[File: Disrupt_and_Deny.jpeg|left|Thumbnail|300px|<i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0198784597/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0198784597&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=23cf541249ba5b3749e409abcef17ea6 Disrupt and Deny: Spies, Special Forces, and the Secret Pursuit of British Foreign Policy]</i>
There are numerous ways to write secret history—and challenge government secrecy. Most importantly, more exists in the archives than people realise.
