Administrators of the British Empire
...parliamentary triumphs or promotion. The end of the war with France saw the Colonial Office remain as a Colonial and not a Military Department and both Lord Bathurst, Private Secretary,...
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Henry Pelham (Whig, 1743-1754)
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Andrew Thompson, Posted on:
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers, Prime Ministers and No. 10
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Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (Whig 1742 to 1743)
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Sounds familiar? Prime Minister’s Office records and Cabinet Papers from 1985-86
...Leader of the Opposition, and some issues associated with football hooliganism. See The National Archives website for more details Keep tabs on the past. Sign up for our email alerts....
William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire (Whig, 1756-1757)
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No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers
...of the war and the growing problem of Lord Bute’s influence on the King, Devonshire did not resign himself but refused to attend meetings. This led to him losing office...
Air-raid casualties in the First World War
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Defence and conflict, First World War, No 10 guest historian series
...aerial bombardment was a significant element in a new era of total warfare. Bombing campaign Air-raids over the UK during the First World War were sporadic and relatively small scale...
Harriet Arbuthnot and ‘the vortex of politics’
...most significant political figure in her journal. Wellington, ‘whom every English person ought to worship’, became an extremely close confidant of the Arbuthnots and spent a great deal of time...
Simon de Montfort’s 1265 Parliament
...the kingdom alongside the nobility and the clergy. Significance of the parliament We cannot quite say that this was a ‘first’ – knights had certainly been represented at some parliaments...
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Whig 1762-1763)
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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? 4 February 1945: the Yalta Conference opens
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians, What's the context? series
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