The World’s War in Europe
...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...
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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Whig 1762-1763)
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Andrew Thompson, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...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...
British diplomacy and the independence of South America
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Keith Mitchell, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, The National Archives
...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...
Prime Ministers and the Constitution
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Professor Robert Hazell CBE, Posted on:
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Home affairs, No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10
...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 first Christmas speech
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Matthew Glencross, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, The Monarchy
...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...
The founding of the NHS: 75 years on
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Dr Michelle Clement, Posted on:
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National Health Service, Prime Ministers and No. 10
...1941, Labour minister Arthur Greenwood announced to the House of Commons that a new committee had been formed to survey existing social security provision and allied services under the chairmanship...
The Industrial Reorganisation Corporation and the 1968 reorganisation of British manufacturing
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Dr Roy Edwards and Dr Anthony Gandy, Posted on:
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Finance and economics, Home affairs
...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...
What’s the Context? 6 August 1945: an atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...by Stalin and there was no sign that the Japanese leaders were ready to agree to surrender unconditionally. After the successful test at Alamogordo in New Mexico on 16 July...
Lord Palmerston and the ‘civis Romanus sum’ principle
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David Brown, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, No 10 guest historian series, Parliament
...governments elsewhere and the rise of powerful new states on the continent threatened to disrupt the balance of power in Europe and create new imperial rivals. As everywhere the forces...
Gallipoli: 100 years on
April sees commemorations across the globe of the initial landings in a campaign centred on the Dardanelles Strait and the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. For Turkey, Australia and New Zealand...