The private life of Harold Macmillan
...acquaintances in their raffish, theatrical, bohemian society where no one really knows anyone and everyone is ‘darling’. But Profumo does not seem to have realised that we have – in...
Harold Macmillan and the Geography of Power at No. 10
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jackbrown, Posted on:
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Cabinet Secretaries, Past prime ministers, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence, The National Archives, Uncategorized
Researcher in Residence: Progress Report III My name is Jack Brown and I am the first ‘Researcher in Residence’ at No. 10 Downing Street, based at the Policy Institute at King’s, King’s College London. As part of my role …
Sir Edward Grey and the First World War: the unmaking of a Foreign Secretary
...you are interested in our work then feel free to read our blogs on GOV.UK. keep tabs on the past. Sign up for our email alerts follow our Foreign &...
9 December 1916: David Lloyd George introduces minuted Cabinet meetings and instigates the Cabinet Office
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Dr Andrew Blick, Posted on:
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Cabinet Office, Cabinet Secretaries, Civil service, Defence and conflict, First World War
...a protracted period from the late seventeenth century. Moreover, the exact principles governing its operation have always been difficult precisely to discern, though they have become more codified in recent...
Rethinking No. 10 Downing Street
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence
Researcher in Residence: Progress Report II My name is Jack Brown and I am the first ‘Researcher in Residence’ at No. 10 Downing Street, based at the Policy Institute at King’s, King’s College London. As part of my role this …
Women in the Civil Service, WW1: winning the battle for acceptance
During the First World War there was a huge increase in the number of women engaged in areas of work which had previously been dominated by men. One of these was clerical work within the Civil Service. Women had worked …
What’s the Context? 22 October 1966: spy George Blake escapes from Wormwood Scrubs
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...well as British intelligence, betraying many agents who were later executed, including a network in East Germany, as well as informing the Soviet authorities of the existence of the Anglo-American...
Teaching No.10 Downing Street's History
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence
The role of Researcher in Residence at No.10 Downing Street is a new one, and the product of a partnership between No.10, the Policy Institute at King’s College London, King’s Widening Participation Department, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and award-winning charity The …
Redesigning No.10 Downing Street
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence
My name is Jack Brown and I’m based at the Policy Institute at King’s, King’s College London. I am the first ‘Researcher in Residence’ at No. 10 Downing Street. As part of my role this year, I am investigating the …
Commemorating 1066 in 1966, a diplomatic dilemma?
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Ben Trowbridge, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, The National Archives
It is approaching 950 years since William the Conqueror triumphed at the battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066; a pivotal date in England's history. Many know the drama that unfolded in what could be described as a real life historic …