Neville Chamberlain - Early life - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Early Life
Chamberlain was the eldest son of the second marriage of Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, and a half-brother to Austen, late...   » Read the article

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 - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Outbreak Of War
On September 1, 1939, the armies of Germany invaded Poland. Many in the United Kingdom expected war, but the government did not wish to m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - European Policy
Neville Chamberlain, as with many in Europe who had witnessed the horrors of the First World War and its aftermath, was committed to peac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - War Premiership
The first eight months of the war are often described as the "Phoney War", for the relative lack of action. Throughout this period, the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Fall And Resignation
Following the debacle of the British expedition to Norway, Chamberlain found himself under siege in the House of Commons. During the Norw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Legacy
Neville Chamberlain remains one of the most controversial politicians in the history of Britain. His policy on Europe has dominated most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Lord President Of The Council And Death
Despite his resignation as Prime Minister, Chamberlain remained leader of the Conservative Party and retained a great deal of support. So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Palestine White Paper
One of the greatest controversies of Chamberlain's premiership concerned the government's policy on the future of the British Mandate of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Domestic Policy
Chamberlain's domestic policy, which receives little attention from historians today, was considered highly significant and radical at th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Early Ministerial Career
In December 1916, Chamberlain was in London when he received a message asking him to meet the new Prime Minister, David Lloyd George. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Lord Mayor Of Birmingham
Although he would campaign for his father and brother during elections, Chamberlain first entered politics for himself in 1911 when he wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Becoming The Heir Apparent
In the 1929 general election, Chamberlain changed his constituency from Ladywood to Edgbaston and held it easily, but the Conservative Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Formation Of The National Government
Image:Ramseymac.jpg While the Conservative Party settled internal matters, the Labour Government faced a massive economic crisis as curre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Appointment As Prime Minister
Despite financial controversies, when Baldwin retired after the abdication of Edward VIII and the Coronation of George VI, it was Chamber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Return To The Exchequer
After the 1931 general election, Chamberlain became Chancellor of the Exchequer a second time. As Chancellor, Chamberlain hoped to introd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Relations With Ireland
When Chamberlain became Prime Minister, relations between the United Kingdom and the Irish Free State had been heavily strained for some ...   » Read the article