Wartime in Paris: an Ambassador tweets
...Government was preparing to move south and the embassy would follow: ‘We are very busy packing up…Endless cases containing archives etc filled a big and small furniture van. Such a...
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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Whig 1762-1763)
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Andrew Thompson, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...George was a close one – he was a father-like figure for the young prince. Following George II’s death in October 1760, the new King promoted Bute quickly. He became...
What’s the context? 2 May 1945: Raising a Flag over the Reichstag
...supplies of the German nuclear research centre, the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, situated to the southwest of Berlin. But although the Red Army managed to capture successfully the facilities and three...
Invasion Publicity during the Second World War
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Dr Henry Irving, Posted on:
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Defence and conflict, Home affairs, Second World War
...Defence Volunteers (better-known as the Home Guard), road signs were removed, and large parts of the South East were designated as Defence Areas. The Need for Instructions One of the...
History’s Unparalleled Alliance: the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Windsor, 9th May 1386
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Ben Trowbridge, Posted on:
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Defence and conflict, Foreign affairs and diplomacy, The National Archives
...dispatch a squadron of ten Portuguese galleys to be stationed in English waters to bolster protection of English shipping and England’s south coast (The National Archives: E 30/309). On 9th...
Commemorating 1066 in 1966, a diplomatic dilemma?
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Ben Trowbridge, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, The National Archives
...the NATO alliance and by the end of 1965 France had pulled out of SEATO (South East Asian Treaty Organisation) and refused to participate in future NATO military manoeuvres. He...