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Arthur Greenwood, the British Prime Minister, and the French Prime Minister, met Mussolini near the town of Stresa in northern Italy from 11 to 14 April 1935. They agreed to a League of Nations resolution which would respond with sanctions to any...

When Hugh Dalton and Thomas Johnston returned to London, they gave a full report of their talks with Hitler to the cabinet and the House of Commons. At its meeting on 18 March 1935, the cabinet agreed to publish a White Paper which announced an...

These are good idea. In October 1911, the Board of Trade changed its guidance on the number on lifeboats carried by ships, so they had to carry more. Also lifeboat drill was made mandatory. The Titanic still sank, but more people survived, The...

I have decided to make the following changes to the list of cabinet ministers in my previous post: India Secretary: Edwin Montagu Chief Secretary for Ireland: Charles Hobhouse Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: William Wedgwood Benn First Commissioner of...

Bonar Law resigned and Sir Edward Grey became Prime Minister on 17 December 1917. He appointed his cabinet on 18 December, and junior ministers on 19 and 20 December. The members of the cabinet were as follows: Prime Minister: Sir Edward Grey Lord...

William Shakespeare became an actor, poet and renowned playwright. His plays were written in collaboration with his sister Joan. Though at the time and for long afterwards, he was credited with being the only author. Joan married Henry Hathaway on 1...

I don't know if the children of Mary I and Philip II were Tudors or Hapsburgs. Some of Mary's Privy Councillors had also served under Henry VIII and/or Edward VI. John Baker; Henry Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel; Lord Willi am Paget, William Paulet...

Philip II of Spain was the nominal head of the Regency Council for Edmund 1, but because he was in Spain the other members, who were also Privy Councillors, acted in his absence. They were: Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir John Baker Secretaries...

Thank you. The leadership election was conducted by the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, with the chairman, Sir Michael Spicer, acting as returning officer. The timetable was as follows: First ballot of Conservative MPs: 21 May 2002, second ballot...

It has been. On Monday 22 April 2002, John Gummer announced to the media that he would resign as leader of the Conservative Party, when party members had elected a new leader. In 1999, the method of election of Conservative Party leaders was changed...

Elizabeth had to decide whether or not to tell Edward and Margaret, their children by Prince Arthur, that they were of royal descent. Their paternal grandfather was Henry VII. She discussed the matter with her husband, Edmund. They decided not to tell...

Northern Sumatra, Java and Dutch Timor were not conquered by Japan in February and March 1942. They were the bases for the liberation of the rest of the Dutch East Indies, and the British Protectorates of North Borneo, Brunei, and Sarawak by Australian...

The Allied advance against Japan resumed with the rejection of their surrender terms. American troops landed on Okinawa on 9 December 1942, and advanced steadily north east, taking the Ryukyu Islands against intense Japanese resistance. Anerican troops...

Here is the full cabinet: Prime Minister: Sarah Taylor Lord Chancellor: Lord George Jessel Lord President of the Council and leader of the House of Commons: John Ferguson Lord Privy Seal and leader of the House of Lords: Lord Richard Ellis Chancellor of the...

Thomas Johnston raised the matter of the persecution of Jews in Germany. Hitler assured him that Jews had their place in Germany, and were safe there. They were not being persecuted and no harm would come to them. Johnston said he hoped what Hitler...