UK Law

Tag: History

  • Cinema

    Cinema: UK Legal History The inter-war film industry By the end of the First World War, the British film industry was facing a slump due mainly to duties levied on the industry. As a result, American films became predominant. In 1927, the Cinematograph Films Act obliged film distributors and […]

  • 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 […]

  • Eboracum

    History of Eboracum The following concept of Eboracum may be usefull here:The Latin name for York, the capital of Roman Britain.

  • Backbenches

    History of the Backbenches The following commentary about Backbenches in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Those seats in the House of Commons occupied by ordinary members of Parliament who do not hold ministerial office within the Government or are not […]

  • 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) […]

  • Colonel Blimp

    History of the Colonel Blimp The following commentary about Colonel Blimp in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Originally an Evening Standard cartoon from the 1930's, expressing various pompous and reactionary opinions. Described by his creator, the […]

  • Thomas Dempster

    Thomas Dempster Life and Work Thomas Dempster (1579-1625), Scottish scholar and historian, was born at Cliftbog, Aberdeenshire, the son of Thomas Dempster of Muresk, Auchterless and Killesmont, sheriff of Banff and Buchan. According to his own account, he was the twenty-fourth of twenty-nine […]

  • William Robertson

    History of the Field Marshal Sir William Robertson (1860-1933) The following commentary about Field Marshal Sir William Robertson (1860-1933) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British General. Chief of Staff in France, 1915, Chief of the Imperial General […]

  • James Cook

    History of Captain James Cook The following concept of Captain James Cook may be usefull here:Born in Yorkshire in 1728, Cook commanded three voyages of discovery and sailed around the world twice. He claimed the eastern coast of New Holland (Australia) for Great Britain.

  • 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 […]

  • George Lloyd

    History of the 1st Lord Lloyd (1879-1941), earlier George Lloyd The following commentary about 1st Lord Lloyd (1879-1941), earlier George Lloyd in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British politician. Elected as Conservative MP for West Staffordshire in 1910; […]

  • Masters

    History of Masters The following concept of Masters may be usefull here:'Masters' were required to give up their Black workers in Elizabeth I's proclamations. Since both slaves and apprentices had masters, it is not clear whether the Black people referred to were enslaved or free.

  • Immigration Controls

    Immigration controls: UK Legal History Increase in immigration Significant immigration from the Caribbean began in 1948. It accelerated during the 1950s at a time when immigrants from India and Pakistan were also arriving in large numbers. Around a quarter of a million black and Asian […]

  • Solicitor-General

    History of the Solicitor-General The following commentary about Solicitor-General in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Crown law officer below the Attorney-General.

  • 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, […]