Y113 Britain 1930-1997

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Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s view of events 1929-1940

Churchill 1930–1951 - Why Churchill was out of office 1929-1939

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s attitude to the Abdication crisis

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s views about Empire and India, and party clashes

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s attitude towards Germany after 1933

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s views on rearmament and appeasement

Churchill 1930–1951 - Why Churchill became Prime Minister

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s stance in 1940 and style of leadership

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s relations with his generals and his impact of strategic decisions in the Mediterranean, bombing of Germany and war in Europe 1944-1945

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s plans for reconstruction and loss of 1945 election

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s views on Britain’s word and imperial role, relations with wartime leaders (Roosevelt, Stalin and de Gaulle)

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s contribution to international conferences

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s plans for post-war Europe

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s attitude to Empire and Europe after 1945

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Reasons for 1951 Conservative victory: social change, immigration, unrest, social mobility, tensions, education, living standards, housing, prosperity and unemployment

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Conversative economic policies, Butskellism, industrial growth and stagflation

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Conservative leadership of Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Home

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Scandals including the Vassall affair, Philby, Argyll and Profumo

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Reasons for Conservative decline

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Labour leadership, divisions and electoral failures of the Labour Party

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Labour victory 1964, Wilson as leader 1964-1970: economic problems and policies

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Relations with Trade Unions

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Labour party divisions

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - 1970 election, Heath as party leader and PM

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Aims and policies of Heath’s government

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Industrial relations: miner’s strike

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Wilson and Callaghan 1974-1979: problems and policies

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Thatcher and ministers: reasons for support and opposition

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Social and economic policies including monetarism, free market, supply-side economics and privatisation

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Social policies and unrest

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Unemployment and the Trade Unions, the Miners’ strike

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Relations with and policies towards the USA and USSR: Britain’s influence at the UN

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Role in Europe

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Nuclear policy

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Response to crises: Korean war, Suez, the Falklands War, First Gulf War

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Decolonisation and changing attitudes to the Commonwealth

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s view of events 1929-1940

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

What was the background to Churchill's political views and career?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

What were Churchill's interwar views on India and the British Empire?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

Churchill 1930–1951 - Why Churchill was out of office 1929-1939

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

What were Churchill's 'wilderness years'?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

The Wilderness Years, 1929-39

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

BRITAIN – SIX KEY ELECTIONS, 1906-51

The 1931 General Election: The Conservative-Dominated National Government

Prof. Adrian Smith, Southampton University

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s attitude to the Abdication crisis

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

How did Churchill respond to the abdication crisis in 1936?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s views about Empire and India, and party clashes

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

What were Churchill's interwar views on India and the British Empire?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

The Wilderness Years, 1929-39

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s attitude towards Germany after 1933

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

What was Churchill's attitude to British rearmament?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

The Wilderness Years, 1929-39

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s views on rearmament and appeasement

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

What was Churchill's attitude to British rearmament?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

Churchill 1930–1951 - Why Churchill became Prime Minister

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Becoming Prime Minister, 1939-40

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL DURING THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1918-39

What was the background to Churchill's political views and career?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – SIX KEY ELECTIONS, 1906-51

The Non-Election of 1940: Neville Chamberlain’s Triumph?

Prof. Adrian Smith, Southampton University

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s stance in 1940 and style of leadership

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AS WARTIME PRIME MINISTER, 1940-45

How and why did Churchill become Prime Minister in 1940?

Mr Allen Packwood, University of Cambridge

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AS WARTIME PRIME MINISTER, 1940-45

What was Churchill's style of wartime leadership?

Mr Allen Packwood, University of Cambridge

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Becoming Prime Minister, 1939-40

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1918-45

Turmoil and Instability

Dr Robert Crowcroft, Edinburgh University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1918-45

Appeasement and British Politics

Dr Robert Crowcroft, Edinburgh University

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s relations with his generals and his impact of strategic decisions in the Mediterranean, bombing of Germany and war in Europe 1944-1945

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AS WARTIME PRIME MINISTER, 1940-45

How did Churchill's wartime strategy change throughout the war?

Mr Allen Packwood, University of Cambridge

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AS WARTIME PRIME MINISTER, 1940-45

How did the Soviet Union and the United States change the war?

Mr Allen Packwood, University of Cambridge

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Wartime Prime Minister

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1918-45

Churchill as War Leader

Dr Robert Crowcroft, Edinburgh University

BRITAIN – THE GREAT WAR AND BRITISH SOCIETY, 1914-39

Politics and the Political System

Dr Matthew Cole, Birmingham University

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s plans for reconstruction and loss of 1945 election

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AS WARTIME PRIME MINISTER, 1940-45

Why did Churchill lose the General Election of 1945?

Mr Allen Packwood, University of Cambridge

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Defeat in 1945

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Out of Power, 1945-51

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

BRITAIN – SIX KEY ELECTIONS, 1906-51

The 1945 General Election: A Labour Landslide

Prof. Adrian Smith, Southampton University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1918-45

The 1945 General Election

Dr Robert Crowcroft, Edinburgh University

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s views on Britain’s word and imperial role, relations with wartime leaders (Roosevelt, Stalin and de Gaulle)

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AND INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, 1939-51

What were the outcomes of Churchill's Second World War diplomacy efforts?

Professor N. Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Wartime Prime Minister

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s contribution to international conferences

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AND INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, 1939-51

What role did Allied conferences play in Second World War diplomacy?

Professor N. Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s plans for post-war Europe

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AND INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, 1939-51

What were Churchill's proposals for post-war Germany?

Professor N. Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AND INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, 1939-51

What were Churchill's post-war views on Empire and Europe?

Professor N. Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AND INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, 1939-51

What were the purposes and outcomes of Churchill's The Sinews of Peace?

Professor N. Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Out of Power, 1945-51

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s attitude to Empire and Europe after 1945

BRITAIN – CHURCHILL AND INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY, 1939-51

What were Churchill's post-war views on Empire and Europe?

Professor N. Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Out of Power, 1945-51

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Reasons for 1951 Conservative victory: social change, immigration, unrest, social mobility, tensions, education, living standards, housing, prosperity and unemployment

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1951-64

How did the Conservative Party dominate in the 1950s?

Dr Mark Garnett, Lancaster University

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Prime Minister Again, 1951-55

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

BRITAIN – SIX KEY ELECTIONS, 1906-51

The 1950 and 1951 General Elections: Labour Achievements but Conservative Recovery

Prof. Adrian Smith, Southampton University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

What were the key assumptions of British politics during this period?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

How did the Labour Party work towards a socialist society from 1945-51?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

What was the impact of the Beveridge Report of 1942?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

How were Churchill and Attlee viewed as leaders?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

Which factors led to Labour's loss of power in 1951?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

How did Churchill transition from divisive to supporting political consensus?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Conversative economic policies, Butskellism, industrial growth and stagflation

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1951-64

What was Butskellism?

Dr Mark Garnett, Lancaster University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

What were the key assumptions of British politics during this period?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Conservative leadership of Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Home

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1951-64

Who were the Conservative Party leaders from 1951-64?

Dr Mark Garnett, Lancaster University

BRITAIN – WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1929-55

Prime Minister Again, 1951-55

Prof. Richard Toye, Exeter University

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Scandals including the Vassall affair, Philby, Argyll and Profumo

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1951-64

Why did Conservative dominance end in 1964?

Dr Mark Garnett, Lancaster University

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Reasons for Conservative decline

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1951-64

Why did Conservative dominance end in 1964?

Dr Mark Garnett, Lancaster University

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Labour leadership, divisions and electoral failures of the Labour Party

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1951-64

How was the 1950s for the Labour Party?

Dr Mark Garnett, Lancaster University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1945-55

Which factors led to Labour's loss of power in 1951?

Prof. Vernon Bogdanor, King's College London

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Labour victory 1964, Wilson as leader 1964-1970: economic problems and policies

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

What were the key economic issues from 1964-79?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did the Labour Party work towards regaining power in 1964?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did Wilson's Labour government seek to improve the British economy?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Relations with Trade Unions

BRITAIN – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1918-79

What parallels can be drawn between periods of great trade union power?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1918-79

How did deference and individualism contribute to the strikes in the 1970s?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1918-79

How did the post-war world of work impact industrial relations?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1918-79

How did the changing economic role of the state impact industrial relations?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1918-79

How did the managed economy develop into the 1970s?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did Wilson's Labour government seek to improve the British economy?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did the Conservatives change strategy after their 1970 election victory?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

What did debates around Britain's EEC membership look like in this period?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did Callaghan's Labour government differ in its policies from Wilson's?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Labour party divisions

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did Callaghan's Labour government differ in its policies from Wilson's?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - 1970 election, Heath as party leader and PM

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did the Conservatives change strategy after their 1970 election victory?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Aims and policies of Heath’s government

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did the Conservatives change strategy after their 1970 election victory?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Industrial relations: miner’s strike

BRITAIN – INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 1918-79

How did the managed economy develop into the 1970s?

Prof. Jon Lawrence, Exeter University

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did the Conservatives change strategy after their 1970 election victory?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did Callaghan's Labour government differ in its policies from Wilson's?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Wilson and Callaghan 1974-1979: problems and policies

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did Wilson's Labour government seek to improve the British economy?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

BRITAIN – POLITICS, 1964-79

How did Callaghan's Labour government differ in its policies from Wilson's?

Dr Aled Davies, University of Oxford

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Thatcher and ministers: reasons for support and opposition

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

How did Thatcher manage her cabinet?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

How did Thatcher manage ministers who did not agree with her?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

How did Thatcher manage loyalist ministers?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Social and economic policies including monetarism, free market, supply-side economics and privatisation

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

What were Margaret Thatcher's economic views?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

What were some of Margaret Thatcher's key policies?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Social policies and unrest

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

How did Thatcher's governments approach government intervention?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

How did Thatcher manage ministers who did not agree with her?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Unemployment and the Trade Unions, the Miners’ strike

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

How did Thatcher's governments approach government intervention?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

BRITAIN – THATCHERISM, 1979-90

How did Thatcher manage ministers who did not agree with her?

Prof. Peter Dorey, Cardiff University

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Relations with and policies towards the USA and USSR: Britain’s influence at the UN

BRITAIN – INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE, 1945-97

How did the United Nations (UN) stem from the British-US Special Relationship?

Prof. Catriona Pennell, Exeter University

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Role in Europe

BRITAIN – INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE, 1945-97

Why did Britain reject European integration in 1957?

Prof. Catriona Pennell, Exeter University

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Nuclear policy

BRITAIN – INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE, 1945-97

What are the origins of Britain's nuclear program?

Prof. Catriona Pennell, Exeter University

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Response to crises: Korean war, Suez, the Falklands War, First Gulf War

BRITAIN – INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE, 1945-97

How did conflicts from 1950-91 impact Britain's international position?

Prof. Catriona Pennell, Exeter University

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Decolonisation and changing attitudes to the Commonwealth

BRITAIN – INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE, 1945-97

To what extent does the Commonwealth represent a new imperialism?

Prof. Catriona Pennell, Exeter University

Contents

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s view of events 1929-1940

Churchill 1930–1951 - Why Churchill was out of office 1929-1939

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s attitude to the Abdication crisis

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s views about Empire and India, and party clashes

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s attitude towards Germany after 1933

Churchill 1930–1951 - Churchill’s views on rearmament and appeasement

Churchill 1930–1951 - Why Churchill became Prime Minister

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s stance in 1940 and style of leadership

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s relations with his generals and his impact of strategic decisions in the Mediterranean, bombing of Germany and war in Europe 1944-1945

Churchill as a wartime Prime Minister - Churchill’s plans for reconstruction and loss of 1945 election

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s views on Britain’s word and imperial role, relations with wartime leaders (Roosevelt, Stalin and de Gaulle)

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s contribution to international conferences

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s plans for post-war Europe

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech

Churchill and international diplomacy 1939-1951 - Churchill’s attitude to Empire and Europe after 1945

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Reasons for 1951 Conservative victory: social change, immigration, unrest, social mobility, tensions, education, living standards, housing, prosperity and unemployment

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Conversative economic policies, Butskellism, industrial growth and stagflation

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Conservative leadership of Churchill, Eden, Macmillan and Home

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Scandals including the Vassall affair, Philby, Argyll and Profumo

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Reasons for Conservative decline

Conservative domination 1951-1964 - Labour leadership, divisions and electoral failures of the Labour Party

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Labour victory 1964, Wilson as leader 1964-1970: economic problems and policies

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Relations with Trade Unions

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Labour party divisions

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - 1970 election, Heath as party leader and PM

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Aims and policies of Heath’s government

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Industrial relations: miner’s strike

Labour and Conservative governments 1964-1979 - Wilson and Callaghan 1974-1979: problems and policies

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Thatcher and ministers: reasons for support and opposition

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Social and economic policies including monetarism, free market, supply-side economics and privatisation

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Social policies and unrest

Thatcher and the end of Consensus 1979-1997 - Unemployment and the Trade Unions, the Miners’ strike

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Relations with and policies towards the USA and USSR: Britain’s influence at the UN

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Role in Europe

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Nuclear policy

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Response to crises: Korean war, Suez, the Falklands War, First Gulf War

Britain's position in the world 1951-1997 - Decolonisation and changing attitudes to the Commonwealth