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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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...
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...
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...
Redesigning No.10 Downing Street
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jackbrown, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence
...constructed in the 1680s, and the process of adapting them for their new purpose began almost immediately. Whilst Nos. 10, 11 and 12 appear as a row of modest, terraced...
The General Register Office and the First World War
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Audrey Collins, Posted on:
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Civil service, First World War, The National Archives
...of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales, was no exception to this state of affairs. A clerk at work (New Penny Magazine, 1899) Extra Demands Soon after the...
Harold Macmillan and the Geography of Power at No. 10
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Cabinet Secretaries, Past prime ministers, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence, The National Archives, Uncategorized
The Cabinet Room at No. 10 Downing Street, courtesy of 10 Downing Street's new page on Google Arts and Culture Researcher in Residence: Progress Report III My name is...
Women in the Civil Service, WW1: winning the battle for acceptance
...outbreak of the First World War, but only in certain clearly defined areas and with very limited opportunities as regards pay and promotion. In this regard it is interesting to...
Asquith, Lloyd George, and the struggle for the premiership in December 1916
...conflict to a small executive ‘War Cabinet’. Rather than acquiesce to this humiliation Asquith dissolved his government, and two days later Lloyd George formed a new Coalition ministry with the...
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
...views and what she knew of unfolding events. Eden believed that informing the Queen was of supreme importance and all the Suez papers were sent to her, the first time...