...found ‘refugee-ing about the roads … deserves to be shot’. Most other newspapers reprinted the seven rules in full. The Public’s Response The public’s reaction was more complicated. Anecdotal reports...
...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 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...
The Cabinet Room at No. 10 Downing Street, courtesy of 10 Downing Street's new page on Google Arts and Culture Researcher in Residence: Progress Report III My name is...
...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...
...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...