...sword to smite its enemies. Spreading the Revolution Initially focussed on internal opposition, the Cheka began very soon to send agents abroad to gather intelligence and promote revolution by covert...
...resign as First Lord of the Admiralty, recognised that Chamberlain had done better than expected. Munich was not an isolated crisis, but the latest episode in a five-year standoff in...
...the VE Day 70 celebrations on 8 to 10 May. Visit www.gov.uk/VEDay70 for the latest news about VE Day 70 and details of national and local celebrations across the UK....
...can celebrate the achievements of those who fought in the Second World at the VE Day 70 celebrations on 8 to 10 May. Visit www.gov.uk/VEDay70 for the latest news about...
...of you who are willing to share it. Her Majesty the Queen at the naming ceremony of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the UK's latest aircraft carrier The Queen’s relationship with her...
...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...
...the back of their campervan and drove him across the Channel to an East German border checkpoint. His KGB controller, Sergei Kondrashev, then arranged Blake’s onward journey to Moscow. Codenamed...
...military hierarchy, Stalin played all ends against the middle, developing his links with Germany while promoting Russian influence in Western Europe. The backdrop was the Spanish Civil War, a proxy...
...later. The timing was designed to ride on the wave of war fever. Parliament was dissolved on 25 November. Although voting took place on 14 December – the latest day...
...nonetheless fail to receive as much attention as the centenaries of the other postwar settlements. Our website provides a space for scholars to share the latest research, as well as...