NEW DELHI, July 26 -- Watching movies centred around old kingdoms, kings and courts, one is intrigued by the role played by courtiers who surround the king, or the ladies in waiting, bowing and curtsying a queen!
But their role was not just in looking after their monarch and his wife, but they played a crucial role in passing on information which they garnered by always being within earshot of an interesting conversation.
Kings were overpowered, kingdoms forfeited and battles lost just by a secret conversation, overheard. And with this power, eves-droppers realized they could either blackmail someone themselves, or sell the concerned information to the highest bidder.
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