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Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Overview
Chamberlain is perhaps the most ill-regarded British Prime Minister of the 20th century, largely because of his policy of appeasement tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1940: Encyclopedia - 1940
1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1940 - Births. See also Category:1940 births January...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law: Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law
The Right Honourable Andrew Bonar Law (September 16, 1858 - October 30, 1923) was a Conservative British statesman and Prime Minister. An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anschluss: Encyclopedia - Anschluss
The Anschluss[1] (German: connection, or political union), also known as the Anschluss Österreichs, was the 1938 inclusion of Austria in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Eden: Encyclopedia - Anthony Eden
The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Forei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austen Chamberlain: Encyclopedia - Austen Chamberlain
The Right Honourable Sir Austen Chamberlain (October 16, 1863 – March 17, 1937) was a British statesman and winner of the Nobel Peace P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alec Douglas-home: Encyclopedia - Alec Douglas-home
The Right Honourable Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT,1 PC (2 July 1903–9 October 1995), 14th Earl of Hom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birmingham: Encyclopedia - Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands. It is commonly considered to be England's "second city" and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1930s: Encyclopedia - 1930s
1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1930s - Events and trends. The 1930s wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suez Crisis: Encyclopedia - Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, also known as the Suez War or 1956 War (commonly known in the Arab world as the Tripartite aggression; other names inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century: Encyclopedia - 20th Century
The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. Common usage sometimes regards it as lasting from 1900 to 1999. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winston Churchill: Encyclopedia - Winston Churchill
The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Paper Of 1939: Encyclopedia - White Paper Of 1939
The White Paper of 1939, also known as the MacDonald White Paper after Malcolm MacDonald, the British Colonial Secretary who presided ove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Presidential System: Encyclopedia - Presidential System
A presidential system, or a congressional system, is a system of government of a republic where the executive branch is elected separatel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia - Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British tabloid newspaper, first published in 1896. Its sister paper, the Mail on Sunday, was launched in 1982. The e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Lloyd George: Encyclopedia - David Lloyd George
The Right Honourable David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British states...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1869: Encyclopedia - 1869
1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chancellor Of The Exchequer: Encyclopedia - Chancellor Of The Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British cabinet minister responsible for all financial matters. Often simply cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics of the United Kingdom Parliament The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II House of Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada: Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch. As such she is the de jure ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Broadcasting Company: Encyclopedia - British Broadcasting Company
The British Broadcasting Company Ltd was a British commercial company formed on October 18, 1922 by British and American electrical compa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unitarianism: Encyclopedia - Unitarianism
Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler ▶ (help·info) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moustache: Encyclopedia - Moustache
A moustache (sometimes spelt mustache in the United States) is an outgrowth of hair above the upper lip. Other common vernacular names ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish September Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish September Campaign - Details Of The Campaign
Polish September Campaign - Plans. The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Vi Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - George Vi Of The United Kingdom - Birth And Family
George VI was born on 14 December 1895 at York Cottage, on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. His father was Prince George, Duke of York (l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Macmillan: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Macmillan - Government
Macmillan brought the monetary concerns of the exchequer into office - the economy was his prime concern. However his approach to the eco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Paper Of 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - White Paper Of 1939 - White Paper Of 1939 Content
The White Paper of 1939 was published on May 17 1939, and its main points were: Section I. The Constitution: It stated that with over 45...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Theatre Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - European Theatre Of World War Ii - The Eastern Front
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched an invasion against the Soviet Union, code-named Operation Barbarossa. The leader of the USSR, Josef S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Germany - Holy Roman Empire
Main article: Holy Roman Empire. History of Germany - Middle Ages. From 772 to 814 king Charlemagne extended the Carolingian empire int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1940
Timeline of World War II - January. 1: Conscription extended in Britain: all men between 20 and 27 now liable. 4: Hermann Göring plac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - Early Life
Born at Bewdley in Worcestershire, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he received a third class degree in hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudolf Hess: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudolf Hess - Speculation On His Flight To Britain
Hess's journey to Britain was one of the odder events of World War II. In The Man Who Was M: The Life of Charles Henry Maxwell Knight (IS...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sudetenland: Encyclopedia Ii - Sudetenland - History Of Sudetenland
Sudetenland - Early Origins and part of Austria. Sudetenland is a 20th century name and not a historical region and it is thus difficul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winston Churchill: Encyclopedia Ii - Winston Churchill - Churchill As Historian
Churchill was a prolific writer throughout his life and, during his periods out of office, regarded himself as a professional writer who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tove Jansson: Encyclopedia Ii - Tove Jansson - Painter And Illustrator
Tove Jansson studied in the Stockholm Art School 1930 – 1933 and in the Graphic School of Finnish Art Academy 1933 – 1937. Although k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Limerick: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Limerick - Viking Origins
The earliest provable settlement dates from 812; however, history suggests the presence of earlier settlements in the area surrounding Ki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neoconservatism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neoconservatism - Neoconservative: Definition And Views
Neoconservatism - Usage and general views. The meaning of the term has changed over time. It was possibly first used circa 1970 by soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moustache: Encyclopedia Ii - Moustache - Moustache Growing Competitions
In North America, many groups of men (co-workers, friends, and students) often partake in moustache growing competitions. They are usuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nontrinitarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nontrinitarianism - Origins And Basis For Nontrinitarianism
Nontrinitarians claim the roots of their position go back farther than those of their counterpart trinitarians. Some ancient sects, such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parliament Of Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Parliament Of Northern Ireland - Brief History
The 1921 general election was explicitly fought on the issue of partition, being in effect a referendum on approval of the concept of a N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phony War: Encyclopedia Ii - Phony War - Dates
Given dates for the start and end of the phase may vary somewhat. In France the period from the official declaration of war on Germany on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Pejorative Political Puns: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pejorative Political Puns - American Political Figures
List of pejorative political puns - Dick Armey. Dick Army: suggests that the former House Majority Leader is an army of phalli rather ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Participants In World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Participants In World War Ii - Alliances
World War II was primarily fought between two large alliances. The Axis Powers were a group of countries led by Nazi Germany and the Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States 1980-1988: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States 1980-1988 - The Reagan Revolution
History of the United States 1980-1988 - The assault on U.S./Soviet Détente. The 1970s inflicted damaging blows to the American confid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United Kingdom - Recent History
History of the United Kingdom - Clement Attlee. The landslide 1945 Election returned Labour to power and Clement Attlee became prime mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joachim Von Ribbentrop: Encyclopedia Ii - Joachim Von Ribbentrop - Early Career
Ribbentrop was born in Wesel, Niederrhein, the son of the Army officer Richard Ulrich Friedrich Joachim Ribbentrop and Sophie Hartwig. Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Chamberlain - National Politics
Joseph Chamberlain - Member of Parliament and the National Liberal Federation. In the 1874 General Election, Chamberlain made his first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leaders Of The Conservative Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Leaders Of The Conservative Party - Background
Until 1922 there was no formal "Leader of the Conservative Party". The leaders of Conservative MPs and Conservative peers were regarded a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby Warwickshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby Warwickshire - History
Rugby Warwickshire - Early History. In the Iron Age the Rugby area was settled. Rugby's site on a plateau at about 400 feet above sea l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Empire Term: Encyclopedia Ii - American Empire Term - Imperialism As The Heart Of American Foreign Policy
Some say that America's belief in its exceptional innocence (i.e., the American Dream) is false, and that its result is an irrational bli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norwegian Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Norwegian Campaign - German Invasion
Norwegian Campaign - Movement of the fleets. The German invasion first started on April 3, 1940 when supply vessels began to head out i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parliament Of Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Parliament Of Northern Ireland - Brief History
The 1921 general election was explicitly fought on the issue of partition, being in effect a referendum on approval of the concept of a N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - The Munich Agreement And The First Vienna Award
After the Austrian Anschluss, Czechoslovakia was to become Hitler's next target. Hitler's strategy was to exploit the existing Sudeten Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Weserübung: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Weserübung - Political And Military Background
Starting in the spring of 1939, the British Admiralty began to view Scandinavia as a potential theater of war in a future conflict with G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oswald Mosley: Encyclopedia Ii - Oswald Mosley - Fascism
After failure in 1931 Mosley went on a study tour of the 'new movements' of Mussolini and other Fascists, and returned convinced that it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neoconservatism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neoconservatism - Neoconservative: Definition And Views
Neoconservatism - Usage and general views. The meaning of the term has changed over time. It was possibly first used circa 1970 by soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neoconservatism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neoconservatism - Neoconservative: Definition And Views
Neoconservatism - Usage and general views. The meaning of the term has changed over time. It was possibly first used circa 1970 by soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Bowes-lyon: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Bowes-lyon - Queen Consort To George Vi 1936-1952
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Accession and abdication of Edward VIII; Accession of George VI. On January 20, 1936, King George V died, and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Lloyd George: Encyclopedia Ii - David Lloyd George - Entry Into Politics
His flair quickly showed, and he was elected Liberal MP for Caernarfon in 1890 and he would remain an MP until 1945, fifty-five years lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich Agreement: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich Agreement - Reactions
Chamberlain received an ecstatic reception upon his return to Britain. At Hendon Aerodrome, north of London, he made the now infamous "pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nancy Astor Viscountess Astor: Encyclopedia Ii - Nancy Astor Viscountess Astor - Parliament
The elements of her life thus far would be important to how she ran her first campaign, but the why had largely to do with her husband. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Participants In World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Participants In World War Ii - Alliances
World War II was primarily fought between two large alliances. The Axis Powers were a group of countries led by Nazi Germany and the Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Reynaud: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Reynaud - Return To Government
Reynaud returned to the cabinet in 1938 as Minister of Justice under Édouard Daladier. The Munich crisis, which began not long after Rey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Cabinet: Encyclopedia Ii - War Cabinet - United Kingdom
War Cabinet - First World War. During the First World War, David Lloyd George formed a War Cabinet when he became Prime Minister in Dec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University College School: Encyclopedia Ii - University College School - History
Giving a detailed blow by blow history of UCS is close to impossible as many of its early records were destroyed when the archives of Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Office: Encyclopedia Ii - War Office - History
The War Office developed from the Council of War, an ad hoc grouping of the King and his senior military commanders which oversaw England...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Betrayal: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Betrayal - Poland
Western betrayal - First World War aftermath. After the First World War, Poland regained independence after 123 years of partitions. Wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Stephenson: Encyclopedia Ii - William Stephenson - World War Ii
After World War II began (and over the objections of Sir Stewart Menzies, wartime head of British intelligence) now-Prime Minister Winsto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Kingdom General Election 1945: Encyclopedia Ii - United Kingdom General Election 1945 - Reason For Labour Victory
With the Second World War coming to an end in Europe, King George VI called a general election. What followed was perhaps one of the grea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uk National Government: Encyclopedia Ii - Uk National Government - Formation
In the 1929 general election the result was a hung Parliament where neither the Conservatives nor Labour had an overall majority, whilst ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish September Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish September Campaign - Details Of The Campaign
Polish September Campaign - Plans. The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roger John Brownlow Keyes 1st Baron Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Roger John Brownlow Keyes 1st Baron Keyes - The Boxer Rebellion: The Capture Of The Taku Flotilla
Keyes, though a junior officer, began to show once again the foresight and leadership which so characterized his career. He determined th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moustache: Encyclopedia Ii - Moustache - Moustache Growing Competitions
In North America, many groups of men (co-workers, friends, and students) often partake in moustache growing competitions. They are usuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Wintringham: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Wintringham - Life
Tom Wintringham was born 1898 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. He studied at Balliol College but abandoned his studies at the outbreak of First ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - Building Tremendous Wealth
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - Wall Street. In 1919, he joined the prominent stock brokerage firm of Hayden, Stone & Co. where he became a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Reith 1st Baron Reith: Encyclopedia Ii - John Reith 1st Baron Reith - Early Life
Born at Stonehaven in Scotland, Reith was the youngest, by ten years, of the seven children of the Revd Dr George Reith, a minister of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Maule Ramsay: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Maule Ramsay - Family And Early Life
Ramsay was from an aristocratic family (he was a descendent of the Earls of Dalhousie). He attended Eton College and the Royal Military A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Appeasement: Encyclopedia Ii - Appeasement - Appeasement Of Hitler
By far the most well-known case of appeasement is one which ultimately failed — the appeasement of Adolf Hitler's Germany by United Kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Birmingham - History
Birmingham has a recorded history going back 1000 years. In this time, it has grown from a tiny Anglo-Saxon farming village into a major ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloody: Encyclopedia Ii - Bloody - Etymology
Some say it may be derived from the phrase "by Our Lady", a sacrilegious invocation of the Virgin Mary. The abbreviated form "By'r Lady" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bridgwater Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bridgwater Uk Parliament Constituency - Boundaries
The seat is based on the market town of Bridgwater in Somerset and currently incorporates significant portions of the surrounding north S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nontrinitarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nontrinitarianism - Origins And Basis For Nontrinitarianism
Nontrinitarians claim the roots of their position go back farther than those of their counterpart trinitarians. Some ancient sects, such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aneurin Bevan: Encyclopedia Ii - Aneurin Bevan - Youth
Bevan was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, the son of David Bevan, who was a miner. Both Bevan's parents were Nonconformists: his father ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A. V. Alexander 1st Earl Alexander Of Hillsborough: Encyclopedia Ii - A. V. Alexander 1st Earl Alexander Of Hillsborough - Background
Born in Weston-super-Mare and one of four children, A. V. Alexander was the son of Albert Alexander, a blacksmith and later engineer who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler - Early Years
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, at Braunau am Inn, Austria, a small town 90 km (55 miles) west of Linz in the province of Upper ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allied Campaign In Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Allied Campaign In Norway - Operations In Narvik
Main Article: Narvik The focus of the campaign then shifted northwards. Around Narvik, greater success was gained by British forces in co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Bowes-lyon: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Bowes-lyon - Queen Mother 1952–2002
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - New role in widowhood. Shortly after King George VI died of lung cancer, on February 6, 1952, Elizabeth began to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of The United Kingdom During World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of The United Kingdom During World War Ii - The War At Sea
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II - Opening Moves. At the start of the war the British and French expected to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy In Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy In Canada - History
Since the establishment of New France, Canada has been the territory of a monarchy or a monarchy in its own right. Kings and queens reign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Events Preceding World War Ii In Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Events Preceding World War Ii In Europe - The Weimar Republic Becomes The Third Reich
A new democratic German republic, known as the Weimar Republic, came into being and was soon hit by hyperinflation and other serious econ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Halder: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Halder - Pre-world War Ii Service
Between 1919 and 1920 Halder served with the Reichswehr War Ministry Training Branch. Between 1921 and 1923 he was a Tactics Instructor w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Depression In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Depression In The United Kingdom - Background
The World Depression of 1929-33 broke at a time when the United Kingdom was still far from having recovered from the effects of the First...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gunnersbury Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Gunnersbury Park - History
The name of Gunnersbury derives from Gunylda, the niece of King Canute who lived there until her banishment from England in 1044. Origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Theatre Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - European Theatre Of World War Ii - The Eastern Front
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched an invasion against the Soviet Union, code-named Operation Barbarossa. The leader of the USSR, Josef S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernst Nolte: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernst Nolte - The Historikerstreit
Nolte is best known for his role in launching the Historikerstreit (Historian’s Dispute) of 1986-1987. On June 6, 1986 Nolte published ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chancellor Of The Exchequer: Encyclopedia Ii - Chancellor Of The Exchequer - List Of Holders Of The Office Since 1559
Chancellor of the Exchequer - Chancellors of the Exchequer of England. See Parliament of England. For the equivalent Scottish post, se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winston Churchill: Encyclopedia Ii - Winston Churchill - Churchill As Historian
Churchill was a prolific writer throughout his life and, during his periods out of office, regarded himself as a professional writer who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Times: Encyclopedia Ii - The Times - History
The Times was founded by John Walter in 1785 as The Daily Universal Register. Unhappy with Universal being universally ignored by the pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Lloyd George: Encyclopedia Ii - David Lloyd George - Prime Minister Post War
Lloyd George began to feel the weight of the coalition with the Conservatives after the war. His decision to extend conscription to Irela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rugby School: Encyclopedia Ii - Rugby School - Houses Of Rugby School
The school community is divided into houses: Boys: Michell House Cotton House Kilbraken House School Field House Sheriff House School Ho...   » Read the article