...this weapon could cause huge damage and yet it did not use bullets or explosions; it used words. The weapon was “Black Propaganda” – creating enemy propaganda that Germans would...
...the subject of the canvas, he informed him that it had better be settled on immediately as he was soon to be conscripted. Watt suggested to Wellington House, that they...
...because the prevailing attitude was that the war would be quick ‘all over by Christmas’, as the saying went. A fast, campaign that overcame resistance quickly could use existing, less...
...would arrive back in London. These delays caused the Foreign Office to use Home Service Messengers for foreign duty. A restructure, in 1795, resulted in 30 messengers interchanged between Home...
...they were, the Preamble stated, determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law....
...was taken against the wishes of Britain’s closest ally the United States, and because it committed huge government resources that Britain could not afford. It was essential because although no...
...Reception Suite being used as offices. This was not a success. The original Victorian decorations became very shabby and the rooms were considered too dark and draughty for daily use....
...controversy, and a few appeared to share the view of the socialist writer George Orwell, that international sport – far from promoting harmony among nations as its proponents claimed –...
...in the 19th century, is well-represented, and includes samples of designs by A W N Pugin. The wallpaper below, designed for the Palace of Westminster, shows his use of medieval...
...Referring to the flat at No.10, the cost for bedding is queried with Thatcher noting “we use only one bedroom”, and that she can use her own crockery and the...