Conscription and Conscientious Objection
...lived in very basic conditions. After the war, Felix composed a piece called 'Fanfare for a Challenge to Accepted Ideas', inspired by his dedication to resisting war and militarism. Today...
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Prime Ministers in the House of Lords
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Kathryn Rix, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10
...title is Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium. It may today appear very strange that a member of the House of Lords could head the British government. The last peer...
Gallipoli: 100 years on
...far apart as Senegal and Newfoundland (which was not yet part of Canada) and Indian and Gurkha troops suffered some of the highest casualties in proportion to their numbers. 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
...onwards, the Conservative Party elected its leader, as the Labour Party had done since 1922. Today it would be highly unusual if the Queen invited anyone to become Prime Minister...
What’s the context? 1 December 1925: signing the Locarno Treaties
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Dr Luke Gibbon and Tara Finn, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, What's the context? series
...and Briand for their efforts on Locarno. The previous year it had been shared between Chamberlain for his promotion of the treaty and the American Charles Dawes for his work...
Sir Edward Grey: a fitting tribute
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Dr Richard Smith, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians
...today: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond speaking at the unveiling of the restored Sir Edward Grey memorial For more on how the memorial came to be built see: http://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/fco896_gray_memorial_booklet_-_web_812e11dc3c95ff ...
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? 9 May 1956: Eden orders an enquiry into the disappearance of Commander ‘Buster’ Crabb
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...R G G (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Mystery of the missing frogman Sixty years ago today, on 9 May 1956 the Prime Minister, Sir...
We wanted to wake him up: Lloyd George and suffragette militancy
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Elizabeth Crawford, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Social history
...electoral register, you don't get a say in who runs the country and how. Register to vote today Suggested further reading J.M. McEwen (ed), The Riddell Diaries 1908-1923 (1986) Roy...
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, Prime Ministers and No. 10, The Monarchy
...be brought to her. Subsequent events eroded the Queen’s prerogative. From July 1965 onwards, the Conservative Party elected its leader, as the Labour Party had done since 1922. Today it...