Simon de Montfort’s 1265 Parliament
...the kingdom alongside the nobility and the clergy. Significance of the parliament We cannot quite say that this was a ‘first’ – knights had certainly been represented at some parliaments...
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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Whig 1762-1763)
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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...
What’s the Context? 4 February 1945: the Yalta Conference opens
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...secure them. But he was playing a weak hand compared to that of Stalin and, even more, of Roosevelt. What Yalta was−and was not The Yalta Conference was significant, but...
George Grenville (Whig 1763-1765)
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...the Admiralty Board in late 1744. He spoke on naval matters in the Commons but hoped for further promotion. He joined the Treasury Board in 1747, further developing his financial...
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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Andrew Thompson, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...was reluctant to form a permanent opposition party but his group’s ideological position was given a significant boost by the publication in 1770 of Edmund Burke’s Thoughts on the Present...
William Pitt 'The Elder' (Whig, 1766-1768)
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Andrew Thompson, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...then Aldborough in 1754. Although widely acknowledged as a formidable Commons performer, Pitt lacked a large personal following and George II still treated him with suspicion. He was not promoted...
What’s the context? 2 May 1945: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag
...End of the War in Europe 1945 (HMSO, 1996) David Stafford, Endgame 1945: Victory, Retribution, Liberation (Little, Brown, 2007) Keep tabs on the past. Sign up for our email alerts....
William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire (Whig, 1756-1757)
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Andrew Thompson, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...of the war and the growing problem of Lord Bute’s influence on the King, Devonshire did not resign himself but refused to attend meetings. This led to him losing office...
“A perfect nuisance”: The history of women in the Civil Service
...act represented a significant change from the opinion of married women as a “perfect nuisance” to the Treasury. Keep tabs on the past. Sign up for our email alerts. ...
Magna Carta and counselling the King
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Dr Jessica Nelson, Posted on:
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Parliament, The Monarchy, The National Archives
...(Third Millenium, 2015). See also the excellent commentaries on these clauses on the website of the Magna Carta Project Keep tabs on the past.Sign up for our email alerts. ...