...‘The Prime Minister’s statement was an important new factor, both because it reflected his own judgement of the situation and because the consequences for the party and for the country...
...House of Commons. A new model of leadership If Pitt’s political fortunes would be determined in part by the impact of events such as the French Revolution and Wars, and...
...to block trade with Germany. Neutrality was still important to the United States at this point - it was the platform on which President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected in November...
...the Prime Minister. Gladstone wanted to abolish duties on paper, the last of the so-called ‘taxes on knowledge’ and a barrier to the production of cheap newspapers. But the very...
...Townsend. The Suez crisis in 1956 led to much speculation about the Queen’s views and what she knew of unfolding events. Eden believed that informing the Queen was of supreme...
...of dealing with estates where the beneficiaries were resident in countries with whom Britain was now at war. New responsibilities, new departments The War Office and Admiralty obviously had a...
...being Treasurer of the Navy. New reign, new opportunities Grenville had grown close to the future king, George III, during the 1750s and George’s accession, combined with his frustrations with...
...views and what she knew of unfolding events. Eden believed that informing the Queen was of supreme importance and all the Suez papers were sent to her, the first time...
...constructed in the 1680s, and the process of adapting them for their new purpose began almost immediately. Whilst Nos. 10, 11 and 12 appear as a row of modest, terraced...
...outbreak of the First World War, but only in certain clearly defined areas and with very limited opportunities as regards pay and promotion. In this regard it is interesting to...