...Defence Volunteers (better-known as the Home Guard), road signs were removed, and large parts of the South East were designated as Defence Areas. The Need for Instructions One of the...
...by George III as a safe pair of hands after serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Pitt the Elder and Grafton from 1767, it was to North that the...
...to aide-de-camp to George III. In the same year he became MP for Wycombe, and was elected to the Irish Parliament the following year. Ambitious and combative In May 1761...
...dissolution of Parliament, triggering a general election. The first prerogative was exercised in 1957 and in 1963 when the leadership of the Conservative party became vacant between general elections. After...
...to reform of the British state. He offered in some ways a new ‘reformist’ model of active, pragmatic prime ministerial leadership followed by many of the most significant political figures...
...added ‘Cavendish’ to his surname) before undertaking a 'Grand Tour' of Europe, during the latter stages of which he was elected MP for Weobley, Herefordshire, through his family’s interests. He...
...aerial bombardment was a significant element in a new era of total warfare. Bombing campaign Air-raids over the UK during the First World War were sporadic and relatively small scale...
...tempted to think that the files would reflect the Thatcher revolution at full steam. The Conservatives had won two general election victories (1979 and 1983) and the Miners’ strike had...
...April 1696, but his university education was cut short by the death of his eldest brother in 1698. Walpole returned to Norfolk, now the heir, to learn how to manage...
...the public’s imagination and quickly attracted over 10,000 followers from around the world; including politicians, journalists, diplomats, overseas posts, foreign ministries, along with members of the public. Channel 4 News...