The World’s War in Europe
...can celebrate the achievements of those who fought in the Second World at the VE Day 70 celebrations on 8 to 10 May. Visit www.gov.uk/VEDay70 for the latest news about...
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Queen Elizabeth and her 12 Prime Ministers
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D R Thorpe, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers, The Monarchy
...of you who are willing to share it. Her Majesty the Queen at the naming ceremony of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the UK's latest aircraft carrier The Queen’s relationship with her...
The Changing Face – and Faces – of Number 10 Downing Street: the geography of power since 1945
...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...
What’s the Context? 22 October 1966: spy George Blake escapes from Wormwood Scrubs
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...the back of their campervan and drove him across the Channel to an East German border checkpoint. His KGB controller, Sergei Kondrashev, then arranged Blake’s onward journey to Moscow. Codenamed...
What’s the context? The resignation of Anthony Eden, 20 February 1938
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...military hierarchy, Stalin played all ends against the middle, developing his links with Germany while promoting Russian influence in Western Europe. The backdrop was the Spanish Civil War, a proxy...
The woman in green who won the Khaki election
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Tara Finn, Posted on:
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Defence and conflict, Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians
...later. The timing was designed to ride on the wave of war fever. Parliament was dissolved on 25 November. Although voting took place on 14 December – the latest day...
Curzon's comeuppance
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Professor Jonathan Conlin, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, What's the context? series
...nonetheless fail to receive as much attention as the centenaries of the other postwar settlements. Our website provides a space for scholars to share the latest research, as well as...