Sir Robert Walpole “My Lord Bath, you and I are now as insignificant men as any in England.” Today often viewed as the first British Prime Minister, Walpole was described...
...in southeast England. When functioning properly, the cables and the several antennae to which they were linked, allowed the station to receive long-distance radio signals. A Labrador called Rex was...
...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...
...concession to the demands for compensation to Pacifico and Finlay as well as, hopefully, forcing a settlement of outstanding disputes over territorial control in the Ionian islands. Fearing not least...
...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...
...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 ...
...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...
...increasingly large military base communities scattered across Germany if the Russians invaded. Today, the British government continues to devise evacuation plans for non-combatants, particularly in the world's most politically volatile...
...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...
...four times Chancellor before he was four time Prime Minister – who developed the Exchequer into recognisably modern form. He did not envisage anything like today’s welfare state, being obsessed...