In the early hours of Oct. 15, 1917, Mata Hari — one of the most famous spies of the 20th century — was shaken awake in her prison cell. Her time had come. Given a pen, ink, paper and ...

She refused a blindfold and by some accounts even smiled at her executioners. Margaretha Zelle, a.k.a. “Mata Hari,” an exotic dancer and convicted spy, met her end at age 41 at the hands of a ...

Extremely rare letters from infamous World War I spy Mata Hari to her lover have been sold for $15,000 at a Los Angeles auction. Born Margaretha Zelle in the Netherlands in 1876, the courtesan and ...

Mata Hari is a name that conjures images of mystery, seduction, and intrigue, emblematic of the complex roles she played as a dancer, courtesan, and alleged spy during World War I. Born Margaretha ...

His great-grandmother had gone to school with Mata Hari, and so he grew up with stories about her. “I said, ‘Who’s Mata Hari?’ I really didn’t know anything substantial about her at all ...

World War I spy Mata Hari was unfazed during her final prison interrogation before she died by firing squad, top secret files recently released by the British intelligence agency M15 reveal.

Mata Hari (Malay for “eye of the day”) captivated European audiences with her spiritual yet sexually charged performances Bibliothèque nationale de France A century after her death ...

Nearly everyone has heard of Mata Hari, one of the most cunning and seductive spies of all time. Except that statement isn't entirely true. Cunning and seductive, yes. Spy? Probably not.