UK Law

Tag: British History

  • William Reynell Anson

    Sir William Reynell Anson, 3rd Baronet (1843-1914), English jurist, was born on the 14th of November 1843, at Walberton, Sussex, son of the second baronet. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, he took a first class in the final classical schools in 1866, and was elected to a […]

  • John Elliot Cairnes

    John Elliot Cairnes (1823-1875), British political economist, was born at Castle Bellingham, Ireland, in 1823. After leaving school he spent some years in the counting-house of his father, a brewer. His tastes, however, lay altogether in the direction of study, and he was permitted to enter […]

  • Peter King

    Peter King [of Ockham], 1st Baron (1669-1734), lord chancellor of England, was born at Exeter in 1669. In his youth he was interested in early church history, and published anonymously in 1691 An Enquiry into the Constitution, Discipline, Unity and Worship of the Primitive Church that […]

  • George Carew

    George Carew (d. about 1613), English diplomatist and historian, second son of Sir Wymond Carew of Antony, was educated at Oxford, entered the Inns of Court, and passed some years in continental travel. At the recommendation of Queen Elizabeth, who conferred on him the honour of knighthood, […]

  • Home Secretary

    Home Secretary in the History The Home secretary is responsible for the internal affairs of England and Wales as well as immigration and citizenship across the United Kingdom. Kenneth Baker's time as Home Secretary will be most remembered for him being the first serving minister to be in […]

  • Lord Chancellor

    Note: For information about Chancellor in general, click here. The Lord Chancellor is the minister responsible to Parliament for courts, tribunals and the justice system. He has a statutory duty to uphold the continued independence of the judiciary. His statutory responsibilities include […]

  • Manifesto

    Policy/Manifesto in the History The main aims of a party are laid out in a manifesto. The manifesto is a list of all the policies a government will aim to implement if they gain power. These are traditionally decided on at a party conferences. All manifestos are easily available online […]

  • Kingsley Wood

    Sir Kingsley Wood History Conservative MP and Minister between 1918-1943. Secretary of State for Air leading up to the Second World War, and Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1940-1943. History of the Sir Kingsley Wood (1881-1943) The following commentary about Sir Kingsley Wood (1881-1943) […]

  • Foreign Secretary

    Foreign Secretary in the History The Foreign secretary's responsibilities include all things relating to foreign countries and the commonwealth/overseas British territories – e.g The Falklands. Douglas Hurd became the Foreign Secretary in the last few months of Thatcher's turbulent […]

  • Andrew Bonar Law

    Andrew Bonar Law History Conservative Prime Minister between 1922-1924. Invited to form a coalition government in 1916 but deferred to David Lloyd George. One of the issues he presided over as Prime Minster was inter-Allied war debts, as the United Kingdom owed vast sums of money to the US, […]

  • First Lord of the Admiralty

    First Lord Of The Admiralty History Head of the Board of Naval Commissioners and, since 1806, a civilian and member of the Cabinet. The professional head of the Navy was known as the First Sea Lord. When the Board of the Admiralty was amalgamated into the Ministry of Defence in 1964 the post […]

  • Leader of the Opposition

    Leader of the Opposition in the History The leader of the Opposition is the leader of the party that won the second largest amount of seats. It has been either the Labour Party or the Conservative party since The First World War. It is the Leader of the Opposition's job to question the […]

  • Speaker

    Resources See Also Further Reading Speaker in the Encyclopedia of Britain Speaker in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Speaker in the Halsbury's Laws of England Speaker in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Speaker in the Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law […]

  • Lord Privy Seal

    Lord Privy Seal History Traditionally responsible for the monarch's personal (privy) seal, the office holder has a seat in the Cabinet, usually as a Minister without Portfolio, with no specific responsibility. Frequently combined with the post of Leader of the House of Lords or Commons, it […]

  • Arthur Balfour

    Arthur Balfour History Conservative Prime Minister between 1902-1906. His government was deeply divided over economic policy (free trade or imperial preference). Served as foreign secretary between 1916-1919. Responsible for the Balfour Declaration in 1917 which promised Jews a national home […]