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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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
...deeper story of British support for liberal constitutional progress and the promotion of self-government by free peoples against perceived absolutist despotism throughout the world, whether that be through backing constitutionalists...
Government Art Collection at Number 10
...origin of the Government Art Collection (GAC). Today the GAC is responsible for acquiring and displaying works of art in over 400 British Government buildings in the UK and nearly...
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
...much diplomatic haggling lay ahead of the statesmen as they gathered at Locarno on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in southern Switzerland to finalize the agreement. The site was...
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...
George III and his Prime Ministers
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Professor Jeremy Black, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, The Monarchy
...and his greater willingness later in his reign to adapt to the realities of parliamentary monarchy – the constitutional system we still have today. In the 1760s, both King and...
The British Embassy Bangkok: a look back before moving on
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Padej Kumlertsakul and Clare Patchimanon, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, The National Archives
...I should view with distaste any interference with the vitality of the great tree”. Both monuments were later moved following the relocation of the embassy in 1926. Today, they stand...
Former Prime Ministers
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Professor Kevin Theakston, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10
...rich heiresses: when Rosebery died in 1929, he left £1.7 million – the equivalent of nearly £60 million in today’s money. But some former Prime Ministers had money troubles, both...
The first woman of British parliament
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Tara Finn, Posted on:
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First World War, Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, Parliament
...MPs. Such behaviour lost her friends and allies. Nancy was a woman of strong beliefs; the depth of these feelings means that her reputation today is somewhat tarnished. She was...