Harold Alexander is better known for his part in winning the Second World War, as shown by his later title of Earl Alexander of Tunis. However, his activities in Latvia...
...An unhappy Irish childhood was followed by study at Christ Church, Oxford and then military service. By 1760, having seen action in the Seven Years War (1756-63), he had risen...
...continued to serve in Newcastle’s administration and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in March 1755. Irish politics in this period was divided between supporters of the administration and a...
...treat with Irish leader Daniel O’Connell and his followers. He became Colonial Secretary in 1833 and took charge of the bill to abolish slavery, in response to mass, public petitioning....
...United States, promoting free trade and convertible currencies, certainly preferred a European bloc, including Britain, to a collection of awkward independent countries. During negotiations for the implementation of the Marshall...
...in the way in which intelligence was collated and assessed by the JIC, stressing that assessment should be free from policy (or political) considerations. She also expressed a wish to...
...pursue their favoured policies, while the House of Commons was establishing its dominance over the House of Lords. This changed constitutional structure created a potential opening for a politician who...
...had a premonition because he wouldn’t jump.’ Dogs prove their worth, post-1945 Experience gained with mine detection dogs during the Second World War paved the way for the use of...
...– but also treasures such as Domesday book, royal wills and the various chests that were used to house them. Indeed, it was an ill-judged attempt to burn superfluous wooden...
...painted by John Singer Sargent in 1908. Source: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/766112 They moved in high social circles. Nancy used these connections to steer Waldorf away from his family’s interests in newspapers, which...