...in southeast England. When functioning properly, the cables and the several antennae to which they were linked, allowed the station to receive long-distance radio signals. A Labrador called Rex was...
...and militarism, alliances and rivalries that the July Crisis unfolded… Look out for the tweets from @WW1FO starting on 28 June 2014. Keep tabs on the past.Sign up for our...
...regulation and oppressive surveillance of women that led other feminists, such as Boyle, to sever their ties from the movement to promote the employment of policewomen. An 'outstanding personality' Edith...
...blog post marks the 75th anniversary of this significant cultural artefact by exploring its place in the British government’s preparations for the Second World War and drawing attention to the...
...photography with its ‘endless shots of soldiers going over the top or sitting in trenches’ (Cumming, 1978, p.468). It was also thought that his international reputation would help promote Britain’s...
...forced him to resign as Chairman of the Labour Party and had exposed him to sustained vilification. Gee, despite his rank and decorations, was far from being ‘one of us’:...
...would paralyse foreign policy and demean the Presidency. Faced with all this, Nixon decided to resign. By this time, successive revelations meant the decision was not unexpected and caused surprisingly...
...member of its central office staff. These give dates of birth, appointments and promotions, and of retirement, resignation or death. For those who served in the First World War the...
...Andrew Thompson. This article was produced as part of the No10 Guest Historian series, coordinated by History & Policy. Keep tabs on the past. Sign up for our email alerts....
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