...title is Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium. It may today appear very strange that a member of the House of Lords could head the British government. The last peer...
...deeper story of British support for liberal constitutional progress and the promotion of self-government by free peoples against perceived absolutist despotism throughout the world, whether that be through backing constitutionalists...
...onwards, the Conservative Party elected its leader, as the Labour Party had done since 1922. Today it would be highly unusual if the Queen invited anyone to become Prime Minister...
...and Briand for their efforts on Locarno. The previous year it had been shared between Chamberlain for his promotion of the treaty and the American Charles Dawes for his work...
...today: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond speaking at the unveiling of the restored Sir Edward Grey memorial For more on how the memorial came to be built see: http://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/fco896_gray_memorial_booklet_-_web_812e11dc3c95ff ...
...off Whitehall, in London’s SW1 postcode, fronted by one of the world’s most iconic front doors, stands Number 10 Downing Street, the unique home and office of the British Prime...
...R G G (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Mystery of the missing frogman Sixty years ago today, on 9 May 1956 the Prime Minister, Sir...
...electoral register, you don't get a say in who runs the country and how. Register to vote today Suggested further reading J.M. McEwen (ed), The Riddell Diaries 1908-1923 (1986) Roy...
...be brought to her. Subsequent events eroded the Queen’s prerogative. From July 1965 onwards, the Conservative Party elected its leader, as the Labour Party had done since 1922. Today it...
...and his greater willingness later in his reign to adapt to the realities of parliamentary monarchy – the constitutional system we still have today. In the 1760s, both King and...