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Briggens House is a Grade II listed 18th-century house and parklands near the village of Roydon, Essex, England.[1]

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  1. 27 relations: Aston House, Audley End House, Baron Hunsdon, Charles Bridgeman, England, Essex, F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas, Forgery as covert operation, Home Army, List of SOE agents, List of SOE establishments, Listed building, Nazism, Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), Poland, Polish złoty, Roydon, Essex, Scotland Yard, Silent Unseen, South Sea Company, Special forces, Special Operations Executive, The Frythe, Violette Szabo, Walter Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham, War Office, Westminster Bank.

  2. Country houses in Essex
  3. Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Essex
  4. Locations in the history of espionage
  5. Ministry of Economic Warfare
  6. Training establishments of the Special Operations Executive
  7. World War II sites in England
  8. World War II sites of the United Kingdom

Aston House

Aston House was a prominent 17th-century residence with large parkland situated opposite the parish church in Aston, Hertfordshire in southern England. Briggens House and Aston House are Locations in the history of espionage, Ministry of Economic Warfare and World War II sites in England.

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Audley End House

Audley End House is a largely early 17th-century country house outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Briggens House and Audley End House are country houses in Essex and training establishments of the Special Operations Executive.

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Baron Hunsdon

Baron Hunsdon is a title that has been created three times.

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Charles Bridgeman

Charles Bridgeman (1690–1738) was an English garden designer who helped pioneer the naturalistic landscape style.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas

Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas, (17 June 1902 – 26 February 1964), known as "Tommy", was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent in the Second World War.

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Forgery as covert operation

Forgery is used by some governments and non-state actors as a tool of covert operation, disinformation and black propaganda.

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Home Army

The Home Army (Armia Krajowa,; abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II.

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List of SOE agents

The following is an incomplete list of agents who served in the field for the Special Operations Executive during World War II. Briggens House and list of SOE agents are Ministry of Economic Warfare.

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List of SOE establishments

The following is an incomplete list of training centres, research and development sites, administrative sites and other establishments used by the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Briggens House and list of SOE establishments are Locations in the history of espionage, Ministry of Economic Warfare, World War II sites in England and World War II sites of the United Kingdom.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Nazism

Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.

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Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)

The occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II (1939–1945) began with the Invasion of Poland in September 1939, and it was formally concluded with the defeat of Germany by the Allies in May 1945.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Polish złoty

The Polish złoty (alternative spelling: zloty; Polish: polski złoty,;The nominative plural, used for numbers ending in 2, 3 and 4 (except those in 12, 13 and 14), is złote; the genitive plural, used for all other numbers, is złotych abbreviation: zł; code: PLN)Prior to 1995, code PLZ was used instead.

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Roydon, Essex

Roydon is a village located in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. Briggens House and Roydon, Essex are Epping Forest District.

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Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs.

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Silent Unseen

The Silent Unseen (Polish: Cichociemni) were elite special-operations paratroopers of the Polish Army in exile, created in Great Britain during World War II to operate in occupied Poland (Cichociemni Spadochroniarze Armii Krajowej).

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South Sea Company

The South Sea Company (officially: The Governor and Company of the merchants of Great Britain, trading to the South Seas and other parts of America and for the encouragement of the Fishery) was a British joint-stock company founded in January 1711, created as a public-private partnership to consolidate and reduce the cost of the national debt.

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Special forces

Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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Special Operations Executive

Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II. Briggens House and Special Operations Executive are Ministry of Economic Warfare.

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The Frythe

The Frythe is a country house set in its own grounds in rural Hertfordshire, just south of the village of Welwyn, about 30 miles north of London. Briggens House and the Frythe are Locations in the history of espionage and World War II sites in England.

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Violette Szabo

Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross.

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Walter Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham

Captain Walter Durant Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham, 2nd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (11 August 1888 – 30 May 1969), was a British peer, the son of Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon.

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War Office

The War Office has referred to several British government organisations in history, all relating to the army.

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Westminster Bank

Westminster Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales.

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See also

Country houses in Essex

Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Essex

Locations in the history of espionage

Ministry of Economic Warfare

Training establishments of the Special Operations Executive

World War II sites in England

World War II sites of the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briggens_House