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The General Register Office and the First World War
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Audrey Collins, Posted on:
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Civil service, First World War, The National Archives
...of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales, was no exception to this state of affairs. A clerk at work (New Penny Magazine, 1899) Extra Demands Soon after the...
The Aberdeen Coalition
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Professor Angus Hawkins, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10
...the Conservative Party split over the repeal of the protectionist Corn Laws in 1846). Although the Cabinet was united in their advocacy of Free Trade, this rich political compound contained...
Harold Wilson opens the Post Office Tower
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Mark Dunton, Posted on:
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Communications, Home affairs, The National Archives
...tallest building. It was also seen as a symbolising a new, exciting technological revolution and a new spirit of optimism, and it successfully captured the public imagination. In the words...
What’s the context? The release of Nelson Mandela, 11 February 1990
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Professor Patrick Salmon, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
...invisible prisoner had become a symbol of South African oppression. During the 1980s ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ became a worldwide campaign. His release was an act of political courage by the...
Lord Derby
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Prof Jonathan Parry, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...out of dislike of the new politics created by the first Reform Act of 1832. He had a haughty aristocratic image, even before he inherited a famous earldom and a...
Rebuilding No. 10 Downing Street
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jackbrown, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence, The National Archives, Uncategorized
...and prevent future deterioration; in some cases, repairs on internal doors became so intricate that they ended up costing two or three times the value of a new door.[xii] As...
Rethinking No. 10 Downing Street
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jackbrown, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence
...quotation from Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers: ‘Quiet, calm deliberation disentangles any knot.’ Calm, and a much-reported family atmosphere, would develop as key features of the new Prime Minister’s No....
Filling ‘the hole in the centre’: The No.10 Policy Unit – 50 years on
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Dr Michelle Clement, Posted on:
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Civil service, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Researcher in residence
...take on this new role. The Prime Minister was clear about the tasks and objectives; he wanted the new Unit to be his ‘eyes and ears in Whitehall’. [vii] Donoughue...
History at the heart of diplomacy
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Dr Richard Smith, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians
...will undoubtedly be maintained by our successors over the next hundred years.’ Patrick Salmon making his speech The full story of how the Foreign Office has used and promoted history,...