...could compete on a global basis, not by nationalisation but by promoting amalgamation. Harold Wilson’s oft-cited speech on the ‘white heat of technology’ recognised the importance of new technology, and...
...national identity; South America was home to the indigenous; the slave; and the Spaniard. The Viceroyalties of New Spain; New Granada, including Central America; Viceroyalty of Peru, including Chile; and...
...British Empire fell into two distinct parts: the self-governing Dominions - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, and those colonies that were wholly or partly governed from London, including...
...George was a close one – he was a father-like figure for the young prince. Following George II’s death in October 1760, the new King promoted Bute quickly. He became...
...to expand the franchise to incorporate elements of the new middle class, redistribute parliamentary seats to ensure better representation for the industrial towns, and eliminate the ‘rotten boroughs’, such as...
...the newly formed BBC, wrote to the King in 1923 to inquire whether he would be interested in ‘delivering a message to his people’ on a significant holiday such as...
...constructed in the 1680s, and the process of adapting them for their new purpose began almost immediately. Whilst Nos. 10, 11 and 12 appear as a row of modest, terraced...
...of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales, was no exception to this state of affairs. A clerk at work (New Penny Magazine, 1899) Extra Demands Soon after the...
The Cabinet Room at No. 10 Downing Street, courtesy of 10 Downing Street's new page on Google Arts and Culture Researcher in Residence: Progress Report III My name is...
...outbreak of the First World War, but only in certain clearly defined areas and with very limited opportunities as regards pay and promotion. In this regard it is interesting to...