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Alexandra Jones

Alexandra established Houselore in 2020. She spent her early career working in provenance research for Nazi-era art theft restitution, before taking up intelligence positions with organisations based in the USA, Middle East, and Europe. Alexandra studied Art History at Miami University of Ohio and attained an MA in European History at the University of Glasgow. She is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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