and as of 2007 the only female Prime Minister in the UK. The first test during her premiership was that of the Hunger Strike during 1981. During it, a number of members of the IRA went on hunger strike in an attempt to regain their status as Political Prisoners....
Churchill was invited back and given the position of minister of munitions. The following year, he was named secretary of state for war and air, which put him in charge of bringing all the British soldiers home.
Despite the UK having a monarchy, the role of the royal family is limited by the constitution. For most government functions, the Prime Minister leads the nation as the chief executive. This is an elected position decided by the citizens....
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The monarch’s life is chronicled as the story begins with the death of King William IV in 1837, her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 and her relationships with the influential forces around her. With the advice of the prime minister Lord Melbourne and the support of her ...
The moment that Lord Curzon was passed over and Stanley Baldwin succeeded Andrew Bonar Law as prime minister in 1923 is generally regarded as a turning poi... C Cooper - 《Parliamentary History》 被引量: 1发表: 2012年 The tariff reform movement in Great Britain, 1895-1914 Joseph Chamberlain...
First among equals; British political history.(The Great Man: Sir Robert Walpole: Scoundrel, Genius and Britain's First Prime Minister)(Book review) P Canuti,N Casaglin,CA Garzonio,... - Proc International Congress International Association of Engineering Geology...
prime minister of United Kingdom Print Also known as: Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether...
Bonar Law was the prime minister of Great Britain from October 23, 1922, to May 20, 1923, the first holder of that office to come from a British overseas possession. He was the leader of the Conservative Party during the periods 1911–21 and 1922–23. Th
prime minister (1885-1886),United Kingdom foreign minister (1885-1886),United Kingdom foreign minister (1878-1878),United Kingdom House of Lords (1868-1903),United Kingdom (Show more) Political Affiliation: Conservative Party House / Dynasty: ...