...full flow, he simply said ‘No’. Clement Attlee (The National Archives reference INF 14/19) It is difficult to envisage a twenty-first century politician passing up the opportunity to promote their...
Communities across the United Kingdom are marking the First World War centenary through numerous projects thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Members of the public have been...
...years between May 1940 and October 1963 men who had fought in the First World War held the office of Prime Minister. By contrast, Second World War veterans held the...
...censored before release. The system was designed to strike a balance between press freedom and national security. But it was only a week before it came to the brink of...
...a monetarist package, to others who demanded sweeping interventions on import controls and nationalisation. Between such polarised positions, a few ministers sought to defend the Keynesian-inspired orthodoxy that had dominated...
...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,...
...(1773) which was a significant factor in provoking the American War of Independence Interesting facts North was in office when the United States of America declared independence Keep tabs on...
...a royal puppet. The election also buttressed Pitt’s preferred stance as an independent politician by freeing him from association with Lowther: Pitt won the University of Cambridge’s seat in the...
...and Briand for their efforts on Locarno. The previous year it had been shared between Chamberlain for his promotion of the treaty and the American Charles Dawes for his work...
...1593 (The National Archives, Catalogue reference: SP 112/91/25). On 23rd July, Jane Toster and her two daughters were granted a pass to travel to the Dutch United Provinces to see...