Designs for living
...in the 19th century, is well-represented, and includes samples of designs by A W N Pugin. The wallpaper below, designed for the Palace of Westminster, shows his use of medieval...
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Prime Ministers and the Olympic Games
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Professor Kevin Jefferys, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10
...controversy, and a few appeared to share the view of the socialist writer George Orwell, that international sport – far from promoting harmony among nations as its proponents claimed –...
The Locarno Suite: ‘Drawing room for the Nation’
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Martin Redmond, Posted on:
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Art and design, Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians
...Reception Suite being used as offices. This was not a success. The original Victorian decorations became very shabby and the rooms were considered too dark and draughty for daily use....
What’s the Context? The decision to build a British atomic bomb, 8 January 1947
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Atomic Weapons, Defence and conflict, FCDO Historians, Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, Past prime ministers, What's the context? series
...was taken against the wishes of Britain’s closest ally the United States, and because it committed huge government resources that Britain could not afford. It was essential because although no...
What’s the Context? 4 April 1949: the signature of the North Atlantic Treaty
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Gill Bennett, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...Russians thought it was aimed at them, well, it was a clear case of ‘if the cap fits . . .’ ‘We now know’, to use John Lewis Gaddis’s phrase,...
Mapping for War and Peace - Ordnance Survey’s maps and the First World War
...because the prevailing attitude was that the war would be quick ‘all over by Christmas’, as the saying went. A fast, campaign that overcame resistance quickly could use existing, less...
Sir Muirhead Bone: First Official War Artist
...technique that Bone used to achieve completion of a sketch in one sitting was to use mediums that were suited to “on the spot” work such as pen, pencil, chalk,...
Aspidistra: The wartime breakthrough you’ve never heard of
...this weapon could cause huge damage and yet it did not use bullets or explosions; it used words. The weapon was “Black Propaganda” – creating enemy propaganda that Germans would...
South America and the power of steam
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Keith Mitchell, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, The National Archives
...or Sodium Nitrate. Guano2 a natural fertilizer high in phosphates and nitrates. From 1838 Guano had been transported to Europe and England, for use by farmers. The British owned Peruvian...
The language of Government and the power of plain English
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Dr Sean Cunningham, Posted on:
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Communications, The Monarchy, The National Archives
...Some previous landmarks in the official use of English required statutes. The 1362 Pleading in English Act permitted courtroom business to be done in English. The Anglo-Norman French normally used...