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861:". We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. Let that be realised; no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge and impulse of the ages, that mankind will move forward towards its goal. But I take up my task with buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. At this time I feel entitled to claim the aid of all, and I say, "Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength". 8597: 33: 636: 1209:
originally been outer cabinet portfolios. Anderson and Eden were promoted to the war cabinet from other offices after their predecessors, Chamberlain and Halifax, had left the government; similarly, Casey was brought in after Lyttelton switched portfolio and Moyne was appointed to replace Casey. Beaverbrook, Lyttelton and Woolton were brought in to fill new offices that were created to address current priorities. Greenwood was an original member with no portfolio and was not replaced when he assumed the acting leadership of the Opposition. Cripps was brought in as an extra member to reduce the workloads of Churchill and Attlee.
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cabinet and sometimes not, depending on priorities at the time. A number of ministries were created by Churchill in response to wartime needs. Some of the ministers retained offices that they held in former administrations and their notes include the date of their original appointment. For new appointments to existing offices, their predecessor's name is given.
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A total of sixteen ministers held war cabinet membership at various times in Churchill's ministry. There were five at the outset of whom two, Churchill and Attlee, served throughout the ministry's entire term. Bevin, Morrison and Wood were appointed to the war cabinet while retaining offices that had
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Attlee, along with Eden, Horsbrugh, and Wilkinson, attended the San Francisco Conference and had returned to London by 18 May 1945 (ten days after V-E Day) when he met Churchill to discuss the future of the coalition. Attlee, in agreement with Churchill, wanted it to continue until after the Japanese
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highlighting of the ministers concerned. Focus here is upon the ministerial offices. Some ministries, such as Foreign Secretary, were in the war cabinet throughout the entire administration whereas others like Lord Privy Seal, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Home Secretary were sometimes in the war
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Meanwhile, the Labour Party's conference had gone ahead as planned. On the 13th, Attlee spoke to confirm that the party was now in coalition with the Conservatives and Liberals as a national government. He told the conference that: "We are trying to form a government that should rally all the nation
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Halifax's account omits the dramatic pause and gives an additional reason: "PM said I was the man mentioned as most acceptable. I said it would be hopeless position. If I was not in charge of the war (operations) and if I didn't lead in the House, I should be a cypher. I thought Winston was a better
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After Attlee and Greenwood left, Chamberlain asked whom he should recommend to the King as his successor. The version of events given by Churchill is that Chamberlain's preference for Halifax was obvious (Churchill implies that the spat between Churchill and the Labour benches the previous night had
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19 February 1942: Attlee is appointed Deputy Prime Minister with general responsibility for domestic affairs. Beaverbrook again resigns but no replacement as Minister of War Production is appointed for the moment. Sir Stafford Cripps succeeds Attlee as Lord Privy Seal and takes over the position of
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This table lists the junior offices (often ministerial level 3) whose titles signify an assistant, deputy or under-secretary function. It excludes financial and parliamentary secretaries who are in the table above. None of these officials were ever in the war cabinet. Their offices have rarely, if
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This table lists the junior offices (often ministerial level 3) that held the title of Financial Secretary and/or Parliamentary Secretary. None of these officials were ever in the war cabinet. Their offices have rarely, if ever, been recognised as cabinet-level, although some of the office holders
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The main problem for Churchill as he became prime minister was that he was not the leader of the majority Conservative Party and, needing its support, was obliged to include Chamberlain in the war cabinet, but this was not to Labour's liking. Initially, Churchill proposed to appoint Chamberlain as
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to resign as prime minister. Despite resigning as PM, however, he continued to be the leader of the Conservative Party. He explained to the King why Halifax, whom the King thought the obvious candidate, did not want to become prime minister. The King then sent for Churchill and asked him to form a
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with Viscount Halifax and Churchill, he indicated that he was quite ready to resign if that was necessary for Labour to enter such a government. Labour's leader Clement Attlee and his deputy Arthur Greenwood then joined the meeting, and when asked, they indicated that they must first consult their
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On 23 May, Labour left the coalition to begin their general election campaign. Churchill resigned as prime minister but the King asked him to form a new government, known as the Churchill caretaker ministry, until the election was held in July. Churchill agreed and his new ministry, essentially a
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and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Attlee objected and Churchill decided to appoint Chamberlain as Lord President of the Council. The fifth member of the war cabinet was Halifax, who retained his position as Foreign Secretary. Instead of Chamberlain, Sir Kingsley Wood became Chancellor but, until 3
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to broker a treaty between the British government and Hitler. Churchill wanted to continue the war. Attlee and Greenwood supported Churchill while Chamberlain, still the leader of the majority Conservative Parliamentary Party, remained neutral for several days until finally aligning himself with
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He explained that a war cabinet of five members had been formed to represent the unity of the nation with all three main party leaders agreeing to serve either in the war cabinet or in high executive office. Churchill was hoping to complete all ministerial appointments by the end of the 14th. He
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surrender but he discovered that others in the Labour Party, especially Morrison and Bevin, wanted an election in October after Parliament ended. On 20 May, Attlee attended his party conference and found that opinion was against him so he informed Churchill that Labour must leave the coalition.
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until 1946. Churchill later described Bridges as "an extremely competent and tireless worker". Ismay's role, technically, was Secretary of the CSC but he was in fact Churchill's chief staff officer and military adviser throughout the war. Hollis was Secretary to the CoS Committee, also for the
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Leader of the Opposition from 11 May 1940 until Attlee resumed the role on 23 May 1945. The Labour Party appointed an acting Leader of the Opposition whose job, although he was in effect a member of the national government, was to ensure the continued functionality of the House of Commons. Due
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22 December 1940: Anthony Eden succeeds Lord Halifax as Foreign Secretary (Eden holds the post until 26 July 1945) and joins the war cabinet as its eighth member. Halifax becomes Ambassador to the United States. His successor as Leader of the House of Lords is not in the war
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3 October 1940: Sir John Anderson succeeds Chamberlain as Lord President and joins the war cabinet. Sir Kingsley Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Ernest Bevin, the Minister of Labour, also enter the war cabinet. Lord Halifax assumes the additional job of
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In October 1944, Churchill had proposed to the Commons that the current Parliament, which had begun in 1935, should be extended by a further year. He correctly anticipated the defeat of Germany in the spring of 1945 but he did not expect the end of the
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24 September 1943: Attlee leaves Dominions to succeed Anderson as Lord President. Except during Attlee's tenure, Dominions is not a war cabinet portfolio. Attlee remains Deputy PM and Lord President until termination of the ministry on 23 May
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ever, been recognised as cabinet-level, although some of the office holders here did, at need, occasionally attend cabinet meetings. Some of the appointees retained offices that they held in former administrations and these are marked
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Apart from a handful of junior appointments such as royal household positions, Churchill completed the construction of his government by the end of his first week in office. Only two women were appointed to government positions –
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announced an adjournment of Commons business until the 21st and apologised for making only a short address for the present. Even so, his speech has become one of his most famous because he concluded with his statement of intent:
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prepared to serve under the latter". Davies (who thought Chamberlain should go, and be replaced by Churchill) had lunched with Attlee and Greenwood (and argued his case) shortly before they saw Chamberlain. Labour's
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Churchill appointed himself as Leader of the House of Commons (it was normal procedure until 1942 for a prime minister in the Commons to lead the House) and created for himself the new role of
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This table lists cabinet level ministries and offices during the Churchill administration. Most of these were portfolios in the "outer cabinet" and outside the war cabinet, although some were
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I beg to move, that this House welcomes the formation of a Government representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation to prosecute the war with Germany to a victorious conclusion.
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as acting Leader of the Opposition announced that Labour would vote for the motion to assure the country of a unified political front. After several other members had spoken, including
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to become Lord Privy Seal (until 19 February 1942 when he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister). Arthur Greenwood, Labour's deputy leader, was appointed a minister without portfolio.
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On Saturday, 11 May, the Labour Party agreed to join a national government under Churchill's leadership and he was able to confirm his war cabinet. In his biography of Churchill,
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The war situation in Europe became increasingly critical for the Allies as the Wehrmacht overran northern France and the Low Countries through May, culminating in the siege of
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described the Churchill cabinet as one "for winning", while the former Chamberlain cabinet was one "for losing". Labour leader Clement Attlee relinquished his official role as
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something to do with that); there was a long silence which Halifax eventually broke by saying he did not believe he could lead the government effectively as a member of the
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22 February 1942: Arthur Greenwood leaves the war cabinet to assume the role of Leader of the Opposition, necessary for House of Commons functionality, till 23 May 1945.
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but cancelled by the incoming government. A specially convened sitting of the House of Commons was held and Churchill spoke for the first time as Prime Minister:
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here did, at need, occasionally attend cabinet meetings. Some of the appointees retained offices that they held in former administrations and these are marked
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process in the Commons requires someone, even a member of the government, to fill the role even if there is no actual opposition. The first acting leader was
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Leader of the House of Commons to reduce Churchill's workload. Sir Kingsley Wood leaves the war cabinet, though remaining Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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as Lord President of the Council, replacing Chamberlain who died in November (Anderson later became chancellor after Wood's death in September 1943).
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22 November 1942: Cripps retires as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons and leaves the war cabinet. His successor as Lord Privy Seal (
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Dissatisfaction with Chamberlain's leadership became widespread in the spring of 1940 after Germany successfully invaded Norway. In response, the
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until 1946. He therefore recommended that the end of the European war should be "a pointer (to) fix the date of the (next) General Election".
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in Chamberlain. The government's majority of 213 was reduced to 81, still a victory but nevertheless a shattering blow for Chamberlain.
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became prime minister. In May 1937, Baldwin retired and was succeeded by Neville Chamberlain who continued Baldwin's foreign policy of
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15 October 1943: Due to failing health, Sir Dudley Pound resigns as First Sea Lord. He dies six days later. He is succeeded by
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asserted that parliamentary opinion was hardening against Halifax, claiming in a postscript that according to Liberal MP
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12 March 1942: Oliver Lyttelton fills the vacant position of Minister of Production ("War" is dropped from the title).
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cited in Gilbert: "Letter of 9 May 1940, marked by Churchill 'secret, for dinner, in a box'; Churchill papers 2/392".
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6 November 1944: Lord Moyne is assassinated in Cairo by Jewish militants. His successor is not in the war cabinet.
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instead of the House of Commons. Churchill's version gets the date wrong, and he fails to mention the presence of
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on 3 September 1939 and formed a war cabinet which included Winston Churchill (out of office since June 1929) as
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demur." According to Halifax, Margesson then confirmed that the House of Commons had been veering to Churchill.
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and set forth the energies of the people". He added that he had "not the slightest doubt about our victory".
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30 April 1941: Beaverbrook ceases to be Minister of Aircraft Production, but remains in the war cabinet as
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I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this Government: "I have nothing to offer but
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in 1938, Chamberlain became alarmed by the dictator's continuing aggression and, in March 1939, signed the
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duration, and he additionally served as senior assistant secretary to Bridges in the war cabinet office.
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new government; according to Churchill, there was no stipulation that it must be a coalition government.
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in Washington, DC. Brooke has been General Ironside's successor as C-in-C, Home Forces, since July 1940.
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In addition, for the ministry's whole term, both the war cabinet and the CDC were regularly attended by
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24 September 1943: Anderson succeeds Wood as Chancellor of the Exchequer, remaining in the war cabinet.
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Thornton, Stephen. "The brace of the Cabinet: the legacy of Clement Attlee as deputy prime minister."
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and then by Arthur Greenwood, who had left the war cabinet, from 22 February 1942 until 23 May 1945.
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held the Norway Debate from 7 to 9 May. At the end of the second day, the Labour opposition forced a
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and managed the country's affairs until the completion of the general election on 26 July that year.
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This table lists the officers appointed to the royal household during the Churchill administration.
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25 April 1945: Attlee, Eden, Florence Horsbrugh, and Ellen Wilkinson are Britain's delegates at the
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Neville Chamberlain speaks to the nation following his resignation as Prime Minister, 10 May 1940.
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25 October 1940: Air Marshal Sir Cyril Newall is persuaded to take retirement and is replaced by
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22 September 1940: Resignation of Neville Chamberlain for health reasons (terminal colon cancer)
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On Thursday, 9 May, Chamberlain attempted to form a National Coalition Government. In talks at
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which supposedly guaranteed British support for Poland if attacked. Chamberlain issued the
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By Monday, 13 May, most of the senior government posts were filled. That day was
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At 21:00 on 10 May, Chamberlain announced the change of prime minister over the
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Conservative one, held office for the next two months until it was replaced by
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in the face of German, Italian and Japanese aggression. Having signed the
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had resulted in a Conservative victory with a substantial majority and
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and the desperate need to evacuate the British Expeditionary Force by
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as Foreign Secretary, replacing Halifax who was sent to Washington as
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25 December 1941: Sir John Dill is replaced as CIGS by Field Marshal
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
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Ministers who held war cabinet membership, 10 May 1940 – 23 May 1945
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15 February 1942: Attlee relinquishes the Lord Privy Seal to become
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Senior government ministries and offices, 10 May 1940 – 23 May 1945
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Financial and parliamentary secretaries, 10 May 1940 – 23 May 1945
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4 February 1942: Beaverbrook resigns from Supply and is appointed
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All Behind You, Winston – Churchill's Great Coalition, 1940–45
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National Insurance
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The coalition was dissolved in May 1945, following the final
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succeeds Lyttelton as Minister-Resident for the Middle East.
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succeeded Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty; and the
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Ministers in the Churchill wartime government, 1940–1945
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Germany invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
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Royal household appointments, 10 May 1940 – 23 May 1945
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October 1940, he was not a member of the war cabinet.
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Winston S. Churchill, Vol. 6: Finest Hour, 1939–1941
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Churchill's ministers on 24 October 1941. Back row (
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It was led by 6792:there were three war cabinet meetings that day 6760: 6573: 6260: 6186: 6121: 5742: 5690: 5499: 5141: 4933: 4913: 4750: 4641: 4340: 4260: 4140: 3988: 3714: 3694: 3477: 3412: 3322: 3302: 3257: 3232: 2767: 2567: 2388: 2366: 2344: 1987: 1967: 1777: 1710: 1343: 1085: 1063: 986: 470:party's National Executive Committee (then in 8430: 7757: 6354: 6056: 5966: 5875:Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 5854: 5550:with the date of their original appointment. 5301: 5096: 4822: 4590:Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade 4360: 3899: 3871:with the date of their original appointment. 2907: 2837: 1898: 1737: 1610: 1583: 1221:included in the war cabinet, as indicated by 1091:21 September 1943: Death of Sir Kingsley Wood 971:9 November 1940: Death of Neville Chamberlain 515:In a letter to Churchill written that night, 9112:United Kingdom in World War II-related lists 9062:1945 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 7303: 7288: 5946: 5922:Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 5686:Deputy Minister-Resident for the Middle East 4409: 4300: 4013: 1138: 369:decided to withdraw in order to prepare for 9082:Coalition governments of the United Kingdom 8059:Never was so much owed by so many to so few 7617: 7498:Finest Years. Churchill as Warlord, 1940–45 6708: 6656: 4455:Parliamentary Secretary for India and Burma 456:9–31 May 1940: Creation of a new government 286:At the outset, Churchill formed a five-man 8437: 8423: 7764: 7750: 7589:(2). Cambridge University Press: 399–414. 7416: 7390:The Fall of France: May 1940 – August 1940 7384: 7021: 9052:1940 establishments in the United Kingdom 8005:A History of the English-Speaking Peoples 7514: 7348: 7312: 7241: 7205: 7193: 7169: 7133: 7121: 6994: 6960: 6898: 6839: 6815: 6684: 6611:Winston Churchill in the Second World War 6052:Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1134:as Minister-Resident for the Middle East. 1108:, who has been Commander-in-Chief of the 461:9 May – Chamberlain considers his options 7492: 7009: 6794:): Cabinet papers 65/7 cited in Gilbert. 6790:war cabinet No. 119 of 1940, 4.30 p.m. ( 990: 674: 664: 654: 644: 634: 624: 614: 480: 394: 8444: 7577: 7533: 7470: 7448: 7265: 7253: 7229: 7217: 7181: 7145: 7093: 7079:"His Majesty's Government – Lees-Smith" 7071: 6948: 6936: 6924: 6863: 6851: 6827: 6729: 6696: 6651: 6649: 6640: 6628: 6249: 6246: 6240: 5567: 5564: 5558: 3775:Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 2409:Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 1706:Minister of Labour and National Service 1043:Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs 800:.) The CoS continued to hold their own 536:10 May – Churchill succeeds Chamberlain 373:. Churchill, who was the leader of the 328:Minister of Labour and National Service 9044: 8379:Jennie Jerome, Lady Randolph Churchill 8182: 8128:Schools and higher education (various) 7673: 7304:Butler, David; Butler, Gareth (1994). 7057:"His Majesty's Government – Churchill" 7035:"His Majesty's Government – Churchill" 6976:. Kew, Richmond: The National Archives 3228:Secretary of State for India and Burma 8418: 7904:The Story of the Malakand Field Force 7887:Churchill's third ministry, 1951–1955 7771: 7745: 7422:Alone: September 1940 – December 1940 7101:"His Majesty's Government – Division" 7049: 7027: 6739:. Oneworld Publications. p. 28. 6237: 5987:Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 5555: 5383:Ministry of Town and Country Planning 4009:Financial Secretary to the War Office 3573:Minister of Town and Country Planning 3523:Minister of Social/National Insurance 2653:Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 2318:Minister-Resident for the Middle East 1198: 1018:Minister-Resident for the Middle East 910:18 May to 4 June – war cabinet crisis 7555: 7157: 6646: 3895:Financial Secretary to the Admiralty 2723:Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 269:prime minister of the United Kingdom 7991:"Are There Men on the Moon?" (1942) 6869: 4074:Lords Commissioners of the Treasury 3944:Financial Secretary to the Treasury 3298:Secretary of State for the Colonies 3078:President of the Board of Education 790:Chief of the Imperial General Staff 13: 9102:World War II coalition governments 7882:Churchill caretaker ministry, 1945 7652:King George VI, His Life and Reign 6900:10.1111/j.1468-2230.1937.tb00014.x 6305:Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 3623:Minister-Resident for West Africa 1008:29 June 1941: Beaverbrook becomes 554: 540:On the morning of Friday, 10 May, 431:declaration of war against Germany 14: 9133: 8150:Mishkenot Sha'ananim bust, Israel 8133:Boulevard in Mississauga, Ontario 8085:Bibliography of Winston Churchill 7865:Churchill war ministry, 1940–1945 7667: 7306:British Political Facts 1900–1994 6877:"Ministers of the Crown Act 1937" 6529:Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1174:23 May 1945 – End of the ministry 933:Churchill's resolve to fight on. 9122:Conservative Party (UK) cabinets 9092:History of the Labour Party (UK) 8814: 8606: 8595: 8454: 7928:London to Ladysmith via Pretoria 7724:Government of the United Kingdom 6256:Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 6162:Under-Secretary of State for War 5790:Under-Secretary of State for Air 1012:, remaining in the war cabinet. 740:(until December 1940); Labour's 590:Problems playing this file? See 570: 47: 31: 9077:Cabinets disestablished in 1945 8734:Derby–Disraeli III (Disraeli I) 8303:1940 British war cabinet crisis 8095:International Churchill Society 7968:Marlborough: His Life and Times 7563:. London: Haus Publishing Ltd. 7500:. Hammersmith: Harper Collins. 7297: 6966: 6784: 5493:Parliamentary Secretary to the 5427:Parliamentary Secretary to the 5381:Parliamentary Secretary to the 5235:Parliamentary Secretary to the 5207:Parliamentary Secretary to the 5181:Parliamentary Secretary to the 4978:Parliamentary Secretary to the 4907:Parliamentary Secretary to the 4816:Parliamentary Secretary to the 4790:Parliamentary Secretary to the 4706:Ministry of Aircraft Production 3253:Secretary of State for Scotland 3123:President of the Board of Trade 2028:Minister of Aircraft Production 798:Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces 344:Minister of Aircraft Production 336:Ambassador to the United States 9107:United Kingdom in World War II 8397:Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill 8100:Churchill War Rooms and Museum 8024:A total and unmitigated defeat 6770:. I.B.Tauris. pp. 94–95. 6723: 6714: 6601:Allied leaders of World War II 5816:Hugh Seely, 1st Baron Sherwood 2903:Solicitor General for Scotland 1850:Leader of the House of Commons 1195:after their election victory. 719:Leader of the House of Commons 427:Anglo-Polish military alliance 290:which included Chamberlain as 132: 1: 8537:Pitt–Newcastle (Newcastle II) 8045:We shall fight on the beaches 7807:"Wilderness" years, 1929–1939 6616: 1366:Lord President of the Council 384: 292:Lord President of the Council 275:following the resignation of 9072:Cabinets established in 1940 8704:Who? Who? (Derby–Disraeli I) 8111:Churchill College, Cambridge 8031:Blood, toil, tears and sweat 7734:Churchill caretaker ministry 7641:Contemporary British History 6330:Comptroller of the Household 5763:Secretary for Overseas Trade 5574:Assistant Postmaster-General 4818:Ministry of Economic Warfare 2678:Minister of Economic Warfare 2242:Minister of (War) Production 1921:Leader of the House of Lords 1027:. Dill becomes Chief of the 955:Leader of the House of Lords 937:5 June 1940 to 30 April 1941 916:War cabinet crisis, May 1940 859:blood, toil, tears and sweat 756:. The CoS at this time were 379:Churchill caretaker ministry 244:Churchill caretaker ministry 7: 9087:Grand coalition governments 9057:1940s in the United Kingdom 8285:Terminological inexactitude 7688:"Cabinet papers, 1939–1945" 7674:Cawood, Ian (10 May 2013). 7541:. London: MacMillan Press. 6655:quoted in Gilbert, as from 6594: 5641:Civil Lord of the Admiralty 3666:Minister without portfolio 3408:Minister of (War) Transport 1825:First Lord of the Admiralty 1606:Chancellor of the Exchequer 1086:1 May 1943 to 30 April 1944 1064:1 May 1942 to 30 April 1943 1029:British Joint Staff Mission 987:1 May 1941 to 30 April 1942 566:Neville Chamberlain resigns 435:First Lord of the Admiralty 352:Chancellor of the Exchequer 10: 9138: 8272:St Martin's Church, Bladon 8052:This was their finest hour 7318:From War to War: 1919–1939 6767:Attlee: A Life in Politics 6484:Treasurer of the Household 4909:Ministry of Fuel and Power 4792:Ministry of Civil Aviation 4072: 3548:Minister of Fuel and Power 3383:Minister of Civil Aviation 2291:Minister of Reconstruction 1798:Secretary of State for Air 1733:Secretary of State for War 1659:Minister for Home Security 1530:Minister without portfolio 1254:First Lord of the Treasury 1193:Attlee's Labour government 1121:Minister of Reconstruction 1036:Minister of War Production 1016:enters the war cabinet as 913: 754:Secretary of State for Air 738:Secretary of State for War 711:Frederick Pethick-Lawrence 670:General Sir Hastings Ismay 388: 320:minister without portfolio 9030: 8982:Cameron–Clegg (Cameron I) 8812: 8604: 8593: 8452: 8321: 8313:Honorary U.S. citizenship 8232: 8116:Churchill Archives Centre 8105:National Churchill Museum 8075: 8015: 8007:(1956–1958, four volumes) 7970:(1933–1938, four volumes) 7954:(1923–1931, five volumes) 7895: 7857: 7779: 7730: 7721: 7713: 7595:10.1017/S0018246X0002433X 7515:Hermiston, Roger (2016). 6657:David Dilks, ed. (1971). 6555:William Whytehead Boulton 6527: 6482: 6393: 6328: 6254: 6160: 6115: 6050: 5985: 5920: 5873: 5788: 5639: 5572: 5492: 5429:Ministry of War Transport 5426: 5380: 5234: 5115: 5025: 4977: 4906: 4841: 4700: 4635: 4588: 4518: 4453: 4080:William Whytehead Boulton 4007: 3942: 3893: 3882: 3773: 3688: 3622: 3406: 3296: 3251: 3121: 3076: 3031: 2946: 2901: 2856: 2811: 2721: 2676: 2606: 2539: 2494: 2407: 2316: 2240: 2153: 2111: 2108: 2093: 2026: 1919: 1848: 1731: 1653: 1604: 1555: 1437: 1364: 1237: 1139:1 May 1944 to 22 May 1945 1119:joins the war cabinet as 964:, who has been C-in-C of 802:Chiefs of Staff Committee 255:was the United Kingdom's 239: 229: 219: 209: 204: 178: 142: 130: 119: 109: 99: 94: 79: 64: 46: 39: 30: 23: 7999:(1948–1953, six volumes) 7797:Liberal Party, 1904–1924 7717:Chamberlain war ministry 7289:Butler & Butler 1994 6762:Thomas-Symonds, Nicklaus 4436:Sir Victor Warrender, Bt 3777:(Government Chief Whip) 1155:San Francisco Conference 898:on 15 May; and Labour's 691:Leader of the Opposition 279:in the aftermath of the 234:Chamberlain war ministry 95:People and organisations 8867:National Government III 8373:Lord Randolph Churchill 7944:Lord Randolph Churchill 7814:World War II, 1939–1945 7519:. London: Aurum Press. 5738:Secretary for Petroleum 4980:Ministry of Information 4702:Parliamentary Secretary 4242:William Murdoch Adamson 2496:Minister of Information 450:motion of no confidence 8872:National Government IV 8862:National Government II 8582:Fox–North (Portland I) 8492:Stanhope–Sunderland II 8391:John Spencer-Churchill 8267:Siege of Sidney Street 7792:In politics, 1900–1939 7583:The Historical Journal 5183:Ministry of Production 4382:Patrick Buchan-Hepburn 4100:Patrick Buchan-Hepburn 3600:for North-West Africa 2884:Sir David Maxwell Fyfe 1804:Sir Archibald Sinclair 1004: 863: 850: 796:, and Ironside became 778:Chief of the Air Staff 682: 672: 662: 652: 642: 640:Sir Archibald Sinclair 632: 622: 559: 488: 448:which was in effect a 402: 253:Churchill war ministry 160:Liberal National Party 25:Churchill war ministry 8857:National Government I 8804:Lloyd George I and II 8512:Broad Bottom I and II 8487:Stanhope–Sunderland I 8472:Godolphin–Marlborough 8308:Bengal famine of 1943 8256:Operation Unthinkable 8193:Palace of Westminster 7984:Arms and the Covenant 7819:Later life, 1945–1965 7802:Chancellor, 1924–1929 7787:Early life, 1874–1904 7654:. London: Macmillan. 7648:Wheeler-Bennett, John 7619:Shakespeare, Nicholas 7561:Cabinet's Finest Hour 7478:. London: Heinemann. 7358:Cassell & Co. Ltd 7322:Cassell & Co. Ltd 5647:Sir Austin Hudson, Bt 3169:Sir Andrew Rae Duncan 3129:Sir Andrew Rae Duncan 2223:Sir Andrew Rae Duncan 2181:Sir Andrew Rae Duncan 1283:Deputy Prime Minister 1161:Death of Adolf Hitler 1106:Sir Andrew Cunningham 1081:, enters the Cabinet. 994: 855: 846: 678: 668: 658: 648: 638: 628: 618: 558: 484: 407:1935 general election 398: 304:Deputy Prime Minister 179:Status in legislature 120:Deputy Prime Minister 83:23 May 1945 68:10 May 1940 8779:Salisbury III and IV 8679:Wellington Caretaker 8331:Clementine Churchill 7997:The Second World War 7976:Great Contemporaries 7936:Ian Hamilton's March 7680:History & Policy 6891:Blackwell Publishing 6804:Wheeler-Bennett 1958 6465:Marquess of Normanby 6168:Sir Henry Page Croft 5881:Geoffrey Shakespeare 5209:Ministry of Shipping 5073:Malcolm McCorquodale 3504:Sir Walter Womersley 3498:Minister of Pensions 3473:Minister of Shipping 2794:Sir Donald Somervell 1103:Admiral of the Fleet 736:Anthony Eden became 508:choice. Winston did 267:, who was appointed 257:coalition government 8887:Churchill Caretaker 8794:Asquith I–III 8446:British governments 8278:Sword of Stalingrad 8167:Cultural depictions 8162:Sutherland portrait 8038:Be ye men of valour 7704:Imperial War Museum 7625:. London: Vintage. 7256:, pp. 798–799. 7244:, pp. 366–367. 7160:, pp. 128–244. 7148:, pp. 595–610. 6939:, pp. 587–588. 6854:, pp. 714–715. 6830:, pp. 299–314. 6806:, pp. 433–434. 6687:, pp. 523–524. 6643:, pp. 576–582. 6631:, pp. 551–552. 6535:Sir James Edmondson 6510:Sir James Edmondson 5711:Secretary for Mines 5363:James de Rothschild 4869:Gwilym Lloyd George 4596:Gwilym Lloyd George 3802:Sir Charles Edwards 3554:Gwilym Lloyd George 3434:John Moore-Brabazon 2096:Sir Stafford Cripps 2056:John Moore-Brabazon 1879:Sir Stafford Cripps 1468:Sir Stafford Cripps 1373:Neville Chamberlain 1312:Minister of Defence 1110:Mediterranean Fleet 867:Hastings Lees-Smith 727:Minister of Defence 703:Hastings Lees-Smith 474:to prepare for the 400:Neville Chamberlain 277:Neville Chamberlain 9067:British ministries 8907:Macmillan I and II 8789:Campbell-Bannerman 8355:Marigold Churchill 8343:Randolph Churchill 8262:Political ideology 8173:Churchillian Drift 8107:(Fulton, Missouri) 7623:Six Minutes in May 7418:Churchill, Winston 7386:Churchill, Winston 7350:Churchill, Winston 7314:Churchill, Winston 6098:Duke of Devonshire 5978:25 September 1943 5961:25 September 1943 5769:Harcourt Johnstone 5667:Richard Pilkington 5580:Charles Waterhouse 5435:Frederick Montague 5237:Ministry of Supply 5199:10 September 1942 5189:George Garro-Jones 4960:Florence Horsbrugh 4732:Frederick Montague 4618:Charles Waterhouse 4461:Duke of Devonshire 4421:25 September 1943 4332:25 September 1943 4215:25 September 1943 3935:25 September 1943 3916:25 September 1943 3671:Sir William Jowitt 3529:Sir William Jowitt 3344:Viscount Cranborne 3084:Herwald Ramsbotham 3033:Postmaster-General 2994:Sir William Jowitt 2954:Viscount Cranborne 2864:Sir William Jowitt 2541:Minister of Health 2487:24 September 1943 2477:Viscount Cranborne 2470:24 September 1943 2435:Viscount Cranborne 2415:Viscount Caldecote 2155:Minister of Supply 2009:Viscount Cranborne 1927:Viscount Caldecote 1646:24 September 1943 1627:21 September 1943 1521:24 September 1943 1504:24 September 1943 1491:Viscount Cranborne 1430:24 September 1943 1411:24 September 1943 1387:29 September 1940 1199:Government members 1115:11 November 1943: 1071:Viscount Cranborne 1010:Minister of Supply 1005: 962:Sir Charles Portal 892:Florence Horsbrugh 871:David Lloyd George 817:Sir Hastings Ismay 809:Sir Edward Bridges 750:Archibald Sinclair 683: 673: 663: 653: 643: 633: 623: 560: 489: 403: 375:Conservative Party 371:a general election 220:Incoming formation 150:Conservative Party 9117:Winston Churchill 9039: 9038: 8927:Wilson III and IV 8799:Asquith Coalition 8719:Derby–Disraeli II 8497:Walpole–Townshend 8412: 8411: 8367:Winston Churchill 8228: 8227: 8198:Parliament Square 7849:Death and funeral 7824:Electoral history 7773:Winston Churchill 7740: 7739: 7731:Succeeded by 7692:National Archives 7632:978-17-84701-00-0 7570:978-19-10376-55-3 7548:978-03-30488-05-1 7526:978-17-81316-64-1 7507:978-00-07263-67-7 7485:978-04-34291-83-0 7476:Churchill: A Life 7463:978-04-34130-14-6 7291:, pp. 17–20. 7024:, pp. 17–18. 6893:: 145–148. 1937. 6882:Modern Law Review 6842:, pp. 23–24. 6777:978-08-57730-74-9 6746:978-17-80746-14-2 6733:(16 March 2015). 6731:Schneer, Jonathan 6668:978-03-04937-37-0 6592: 6591: 6225: 6224: 5846:21 November 1944 5809:21 November 1944 5538: 5537: 5534:30 December 1942 5511:19 November 1940 5495:Ministry of Works 5475:Sir Arthur Salter 5399:30 December 1942 5353:21 November 1944 5336:21 November 1944 5276:22 February 1942 5273:4 September 1940 5215:Sir Arthur Salter 5156:24 November 1940 4896:Liberal National 4782:11 November 1943 4765:11 November 1943 4533:Liberal National 4401:Minister of State 4329:Liberal National 4272:23 February 1942 4235:23 February 1942 3859: 3858: 3795:22 December 1940 3766:21 November 1944 3749:21 November 1944 3746:22 February 1942 3729:22 February 1942 3690:Minister of Works 3681:30 December 1942 3658:21 November 1944 3615:30 December 1942 3598:Minister-Resident 3374:22 November 1942 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Llewellin 2629: 2628: 2625: 2622: 2619: 2617: 2610: 2604: 2603: 2600: 2597: 2594: 2592: 2584: 2583: 2580: 2577: 2574: 2572: 2564: 2563: 2560: 2557: 2552: 2550: 2543: 2537: 2536: 2533: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2517: 2516: 2513: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2498: 2492: 2491: 2488: 2485: 2482: 2480: 2472: 2471: 2468: 2465: 2462: 2460: 2456:Clement Attlee 2450: 2449: 2446: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2430: 2429: 2426: 2423: 2420: 2418: 2411: 2405: 2404: 2401: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2385: 2384: 2381: 2378: 2375: 2373: 2363: 2362: 2359: 2358:12 March 1942 2356: 2353: 2351: 2341: 2340: 2339:12 March 1942 2337: 2334: 2331: 2329: 2320: 2314: 2313: 2310: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2293: 2287: 2286: 2283: 2282:12 March 1942 2280: 2277: 2275: 2265: 2264: 2261: 2258: 2255: 2253: 2244: 2238: 2237: 2234: 2231: 2228: 2226: 2218: 2217: 2214: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2196: 2195: 2192: 2189: 2186: 2184: 2176: 2175: 2172: 2169: 2166: 2164: 2157: 2151: 2150: 2147: 2144: 2141: 2139: 2130: 2124: 2123: 2117: 2114: 2113: 2110: 2107: 2105:(to Feb. 1945) 2101: 2099: 2091: 2090: 2087: 2084: 2081: 2079: 2076:John Llewellin 2071: 2070: 2067: 2064: 2061: 2059: 2051: 2050: 2049:30 April 1941 2047: 2046:2 August 1940 2044: 2041: 2039: 2030: 2024: 2023: 2020: 2017: 2014: 2012: 2004: 2003: 2000: 1997: 1994: 1992: 1984: 1983: 1980: 1977: 1974: 1972: 1964: 1963: 1960: 1957: 1954: 1952: 1942: 1941: 1938: 1935: 1932: 1930: 1923: 1917: 1916: 1913: 1910: 1907: 1905: 1895: 1894: 1891: 1888: 1885: 1883: 1873: 1872: 1869: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1852: 1846: 1845: 1842: 1839: 1836: 1834: 1827: 1821: 1820: 1817: 1814: 1809: 1807: 1800: 1794: 1793: 1790: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1774: 1773: 1770: 1767: 1764: 1762: 1754: 1753: 1750: 1747: 1744: 1742: 1735: 1729: 1728: 1725: 1722: 1719: 1717: 1708: 1702: 1701: 1698: 1695: 1692: 1690: 1680: 1679: 1676: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1661: 1655:Home Secretary 1651: 1650: 1647: 1644: 1641: 1639: 1629: 1628: 1625: 1622: 1619: 1617: 1608: 1602: 1601: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1580: 1579: 1576: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1559: 1553: 1552: 1549: 1546: 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609: 587: 581: 569: 564: 563: 562: 553: 552: 551: 537: 534: 521:Clement Davies 494:House of Lords 467:Downing Street 462: 459: 457: 454: 389:Main article: 386: 383: 302:and later as 296:Clement Attlee 273:King George VI 247: 246: 241: 237: 236: 231: 227: 226: 221: 217: 216: 211: 207: 206: 202: 201: 196: 180: 176: 175: 173: 172: 167: 162: 157: 152: 146: 144: 143:Member parties 140: 139: 136: 128: 127: 124:Clement Attlee 121: 117: 116: 111: 110:Prime Minister 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 92: 91: 81: 80:Date dissolved 77: 76: 66: 62: 61: 52: 44: 43: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 9134: 9123: 9120: 9118: 9115: 9113: 9110: 9108: 9105: 9103: 9100: 9098: 9095: 9093: 9090: 9088: 9085: 9083: 9080: 9078: 9075: 9073: 9070: 9068: 9065: 9063: 9060: 9058: 9055: 9053: 9050: 9049: 9047: 9034: 9029: 9023: 9020: 9018: 9015: 9013: 9010: 9008: 9005: 9003: 9000: 8998: 8995: 8993: 8990: 8988: 8985: 8983: 8980: 8978: 8975: 8973: 8970: 8968: 8965: 8963: 8960: 8958: 8955: 8953: 8950: 8948: 8945: 8943: 8940: 8938: 8935: 8933: 8930: 8928: 8925: 8923: 8920: 8918: 8915: 8913: 8910: 8908: 8905: 8903: 8900: 8898: 8897:Churchill III 8895: 8893: 8890: 8888: 8885: 8883: 8882:Churchill War 8880: 8878: 8875: 8873: 8870: 8868: 8865: 8863: 8860: 8858: 8855: 8853: 8850: 8848: 8845: 8843: 8840: 8838: 8835: 8833: 8830: 8829: 8827: 8823: 8811: 8805: 8802: 8800: 8797: 8795: 8792: 8790: 8787: 8785: 8782: 8780: 8777: 8775: 8772: 8770: 8767: 8765: 8762: 8760: 8759:Gladstone III 8757: 8755: 8752: 8750: 8747: 8745: 8742: 8740: 8737: 8735: 8732: 8730: 8727: 8725: 8724:Palmerston II 8722: 8720: 8717: 8715: 8712: 8710: 8707: 8705: 8702: 8700: 8697: 8695: 8692: 8690: 8687: 8685: 8682: 8680: 8677: 8675: 8672: 8670: 8667: 8665: 8662: 8660: 8657: 8655: 8652: 8650: 8647: 8645: 8642: 8640: 8637: 8635: 8632: 8630: 8627: 8625: 8622: 8621: 8619: 8615: 8603: 8598: 8588: 8585: 8583: 8580: 8578: 8575: 8573: 8572:Rockingham II 8570: 8568: 8565: 8563: 8560: 8558: 8555: 8553: 8550: 8548: 8545: 8543: 8540: 8538: 8535: 8533: 8530: 8528: 8525: 8523: 8520: 8518: 8515: 8513: 8510: 8508: 8505: 8503: 8500: 8498: 8495: 8493: 8490: 8488: 8485: 8483: 8480: 8478: 8475: 8473: 8470: 8469: 8467: 8463: 8462:Great Britain 8451: 8447: 8440: 8435: 8433: 8428: 8426: 8421: 8420: 8417: 8405:(grandfather) 8404: 8401: 8399:(grandmother) 8398: 8395: 8393:(grandfather) 8392: 8389: 8386: 8383: 8380: 8377: 8374: 8371: 8368: 8365: 8362: 8359: 8356: 8353: 8350: 8347: 8344: 8341: 8338: 8335: 8332: 8329: 8328: 8326: 8324: 8320: 8314: 8311: 8309: 8306: 8304: 8301: 8299: 8296: 8293: 8289: 8286: 8282: 8279: 8275: 8273: 8270: 8268: 8265: 8263: 8260: 8257: 8253: 8251: 8250:Norway Debate 8248: 8246: 8243: 8241: 8238: 8237: 8235: 8231: 8221: 8218: 8216: 8213: 8211: 8208: 8204: 8201: 8199: 8196: 8194: 8191: 8190: 8188: 8187: 8185: 8181: 8174: 8170: 8168: 8165: 8163: 8160: 8158: 8157: 8153: 8151: 8148: 8146: 8145:Epstein busts 8143: 8139: 8136: 8135: 8134: 8131: 8129: 8126: 8124: 8121: 8117: 8114: 8113: 8112: 8109: 8106: 8103: 8101: 8098: 8096: 8093: 8091: 8088: 8086: 8083: 8082: 8080: 8074: 8067: 8063: 8060: 8056: 8053: 8049: 8046: 8042: 8039: 8035: 8032: 8028: 8025: 8021: 8020: 8018: 8014: 8008: 8006: 8002: 8000: 7998: 7994: 7992: 7989: 7987: 7985: 7981: 7979: 7977: 7973: 7971: 7969: 7965: 7963: 7961: 7960:My Early Life 7957: 7955: 7953: 7949: 7947: 7945: 7941: 7939: 7937: 7933: 7931: 7929: 7925: 7923: 7921: 7920:The River War 7917: 7915: 7913: 7909: 7907: 7905: 7901: 7900: 7898: 7894: 7888: 7885: 7883: 7880: 7876: 7873: 7871: 7868: 7867: 7866: 7863: 7862: 7860: 7856: 7850: 7847: 7845: 7842: 7840: 7837: 7835: 7832: 7830: 7827: 7825: 7822: 7820: 7817: 7815: 7812: 7808: 7805: 7803: 7800: 7798: 7795: 7794: 7793: 7790: 7788: 7785: 7784: 7782: 7778: 7774: 7767: 7762: 7760: 7755: 7753: 7748: 7747: 7744: 7735: 7726: 7725: 7718: 7712: 7705: 7701: 7697: 7693: 7689: 7685: 7681: 7677: 7672: 7671: 7661: 7657: 7653: 7649: 7645: 7643:(2024): 1-24. 7642: 7638: 7634: 7628: 7624: 7620: 7616: 7612: 7608: 7604: 7600: 7596: 7592: 7588: 7584: 7580: 7576: 7572: 7566: 7562: 7558: 7554: 7550: 7544: 7540: 7536: 7532: 7528: 7522: 7518: 7513: 7509: 7503: 7499: 7495: 7494:Hastings, Max 7491: 7487: 7481: 7477: 7473: 7469: 7465: 7459: 7456:. Heinemann. 7455: 7451: 7447: 7443: 7431: 7423: 7419: 7415: 7411: 7399: 7391: 7387: 7383: 7379: 7367: 7359: 7355: 7351: 7347: 7343: 7331: 7323: 7319: 7315: 7311: 7307: 7302: 7301: 7290: 7285: 7283: 7281: 7279: 7277: 7275: 7267: 7262: 7255: 7250: 7243: 7238: 7231: 7226: 7219: 7214: 7207: 7202: 7195: 7190: 7183: 7178: 7171: 7166: 7159: 7154: 7147: 7142: 7136:, p. 40. 7135: 7130: 7123: 7118: 7102: 7096: 7080: 7074: 7058: 7052: 7036: 7030: 7023: 7018: 7012:, p. 25. 7011: 7010:Hastings 2009 7006: 7004: 6997:, p. 26. 6996: 6991: 6975: 6969: 6963:, p. 27. 6962: 6957: 6950: 6945: 6938: 6933: 6926: 6921: 6919: 6910: 6906: 6901: 6896: 6892: 6888: 6884: 6883: 6878: 6872: 6865: 6860: 6853: 6848: 6841: 6836: 6829: 6824: 6817: 6812: 6805: 6800: 6793: 6787: 6779: 6773: 6769: 6768: 6763: 6756: 6748: 6742: 6738: 6737: 6732: 6726: 6717: 6710: 6705: 6698: 6693: 6686: 6681: 6679: 6670: 6664: 6660: 6652: 6650: 6642: 6637: 6630: 6625: 6621: 6612: 6609: 6607: 6604: 6602: 6599: 6598: 6587: 6585:13 July 1944 6584: 6582:Conservative 6581: 6579: 6576: 6572: 6571: 6568:13 July 1944 6567: 6564: 6562:Conservative 6561: 6559: 6556: 6552: 6551: 6547: 6544: 6542:Conservative 6541: 6539: 6536: 6532: 6530: 6526: 6522: 6519: 6517:Conservative 6516: 6514: 6511: 6507: 6506: 6503:4 March 1942 6502: 6499: 6497:Conservative 6496: 6494: 6491: 6487: 6485: 6481: 6477: 6474: 6472:Conservative 6471: 6469: 6466: 6462: 6461: 6457: 6454: 6452: 6449: 6447: 6444: 6440: 6439: 6435: 6432: 6430: 6427: 6425: 6422: 6418: 6417: 6413: 6410: 6408:Conservative 6407: 6405: 6402: 6398: 6396: 6392: 6388: 6385: 6382: 6380: 6377: 6373: 6372: 6368: 6365: 6362: 6360: 6357: 6353: 6352: 6348: 6345: 6342: 6340: 6337: 6333: 6331: 6327: 6323: 6320: 6318:Conservative 6317: 6315: 6312: 6308: 6306: 6303: 6302: 6298: 6295: 6293: 6290: 6288: 6285: 6281: 6280: 6276: 6273: 6271: 6268: 6266: 6263: 6259: 6257: 6253: 6236: 6233: 6220: 6218:4 March 1942 6217: 6214: 6212: 6209: 6205: 6204: 6201:4 March 1942 6200: 6197: 6195:Conservative 6194: 6192: 6189: 6185: 6184: 6180: 6177: 6175:Conservative 6174: 6172: 6169: 6165: 6163: 6159: 6155: 6152: 6150:Conservative 6149: 6147: 6144: 6140: 6139: 6135: 6132: 6130:Conservative 6129: 6127: 6124: 6120: 6118: 6114: 6110: 6107: 6105:Conservative 6104: 6102: 6099: 6095: 6094: 6090: 6087: 6085:Conservative 6084: 6082: 6079: 6075: 6074: 6070: 6067: 6064: 6062: 6059: 6055: 6053: 6049: 6045: 6043:4 March 1942 6042: 6040:Conservative 6039: 6037: 6034: 6033:Allan Chapman 6030: 6029: 6026:4 March 1942 6025: 6022: 6020:Conservative 6019: 6017: 6014: 6010: 6009: 6005: 6002: 5999: 5997: 5994: 5990: 5988: 5984: 5980: 5977: 5974: 5972: 5969: 5965: 5964: 5960: 5958:20 July 1941 5957: 5955:Conservative 5954: 5952: 5949: 5945: 5944: 5941:20 July 1941 5940: 5937: 5935:Conservative 5934: 5932: 5929: 5925: 5923: 5919: 5915: 5913:4 March 1942 5912: 5910:Conservative 5909: 5907: 5904: 5900: 5899: 5896:4 March 1942 5895: 5892: 5890: 5887: 5885: 5882: 5878: 5876: 5872: 5868: 5865: 5863:Conservative 5862: 5860: 5857: 5853: 5852: 5848: 5845: 5843:Conservative 5842: 5840: 5837: 5833: 5832: 5828: 5826:20 July 1941 5825: 5822: 5820: 5817: 5813: 5812: 5808: 5805: 5803:Conservative 5802: 5800: 5797: 5793: 5791: 5787: 5784:1 March 1945 5783: 5780: 5778: 5775: 5773: 5770: 5766: 5764: 5761: 5760: 5756: 5753: 5751:Conservative 5750: 5748: 5745: 5741: 5739: 5736: 5735: 5731: 5728: 5726: 5723: 5721: 5718: 5714: 5712: 5709: 5708: 5704: 5701: 5699:Conservative 5698: 5696: 5693: 5689: 5687: 5684: 5683: 5679: 5677:4 March 1942 5676: 5674:Conservative 5673: 5671: 5668: 5664: 5663: 5660:4 March 1942 5659: 5656: 5654:Conservative 5653: 5651: 5648: 5644: 5642: 5638: 5634: 5632:4 March 1942 5631: 5629:Conservative 5628: 5626: 5623: 5619: 5618: 5615:4 March 1942 5614: 5612:1 March 1941 5611: 5609:Conservative 5608: 5606: 5603: 5602:Allan Chapman 5599: 5598: 5595:1 March 1941 5594: 5591: 5589: 5586: 5584: 5581: 5577: 5575: 5571: 5554: 5551: 5549: 5533: 5531:4 March 1942 5530: 5528:Conservative 5527: 5525: 5522: 5521:Henry Strauss 5518: 5517: 5513: 5510: 5507: 5505: 5502: 5498: 5496: 5491: 5487: 5485:29 June 1941 5484: 5481: 5479: 5476: 5472: 5471: 5467: 5464: 5462:Conservative 5461: 5459: 5456: 5452: 5451: 5447: 5444: 5441: 5439: 5436: 5432: 5430: 5425: 5421: 5418: 5415: 5413: 5410: 5406: 5405: 5401: 5398: 5396:Conservative 5395: 5393: 5390: 5389:Henry Strauss 5386: 5384: 5379: 5375: 5372: 5369: 5367: 5364: 5360: 5359: 5355: 5352: 5349: 5347: 5344: 5340: 5339: 5335: 5332: 5330:Conservative 5329: 5327: 5324: 5323:Duncan Sandys 5320: 5319: 5315: 5313:4 March 1942 5312: 5310:Conservative 5309: 5307: 5304: 5300: 5299: 5295: 5292: 5290:Conservative 5289: 5287: 5284: 5280: 5279: 5275: 5272: 5270:Conservative 5269: 5267: 5264: 5260: 5259: 5255: 5252: 5250:Conservative 5249: 5247: 5244: 5240: 5238: 5233: 5230:29 June 1941 5229: 5226: 5224: 5221: 5219: 5216: 5212: 5210: 5206: 5205: 5201: 5198: 5195: 5193: 5190: 5186: 5184: 5180: 5179: 5175: 5172: 5169: 5167: 5164: 5160: 5159: 5155: 5152: 5150:Conservative 5149: 5147: 5144: 5140: 5139: 5135: 5132: 5129: 5127: 5124: 5120: 5118: 5114: 5110: 5107: 5105:Conservative 5104: 5102: 5099: 5095: 5093: 5090: 5089: 5085: 5082: 5080:Conservative 5079: 5077: 5074: 5070: 5069: 5065: 5062: 5059: 5057: 5054: 5050: 5049: 5045: 5042: 5040:Conservative 5039: 5037: 5034: 5030: 5028: 5024: 5020: 5018:20 July 1941 5017: 5014: 5012: 5009: 5005: 5004: 5001:20 July 1941 5000: 4997: 4995: 4992: 4990: 4987: 4983: 4981: 4976: 4972: 4969: 4967:Conservative 4966: 4964: 4961: 4957: 4955: 4952: 4951: 4947: 4944: 4941: 4939: 4936: 4932: 4931: 4927: 4924: 4922:Conservative 4921: 4919: 4916: 4912: 4910: 4905: 4901: 4898: 4895: 4893: 4890: 4886: 4885: 4881: 4878: 4875: 4873: 4870: 4866: 4865: 4861: 4858: 4856:Conservative 4855: 4853: 4850: 4846: 4844: 4840: 4836: 4833: 4830: 4828: 4825: 4821: 4819: 4815: 4814: 4810: 4807: 4805:Conservative 4804: 4802: 4799: 4795: 4793: 4789: 4788: 4784: 4781: 4779:Conservative 4778: 4776: 4773: 4769: 4768: 4764: 4762:4 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4366: 4363: 4359: 4358: 4354: 4351: 4349:Conservative 4348: 4346: 4343: 4339: 4338: 4334: 4331: 4328: 4326: 4323: 4322:Alec Beechman 4319: 4318: 4314: 4311: 4309:Conservative 4308: 4306: 4303: 4299: 4298: 4294: 4291: 4289:Conservative 4288: 4286: 4283: 4279: 4278: 4274: 4271: 4269:Conservative 4268: 4266: 4263: 4259: 4258: 4254: 4252:1 March 1941 4251: 4248: 4246: 4243: 4239: 4238: 4234: 4231: 4229:Conservative 4228: 4226: 4223: 4219: 4218: 4214: 4212:26 June 1940 4211: 4209:Conservative 4208: 4206: 4203: 4199: 4198: 4194: 4191: 4188: 4186: 4183: 4179: 4178: 4174: 4171: 4169:Conservative 4168: 4166: 4163: 4159: 4158: 4154: 4151: 4149:Conservative 4148: 4146: 4143: 4142:Patrick Munro 4139: 4138: 4134: 4131: 4129: 4126: 4124: 4121: 4117: 4116: 4113:26 June 1940 4112: 4109: 4107:Conservative 4106: 4104: 4101: 4097: 4096: 4092: 4089: 4087:Conservative 4086: 4084: 4081: 4077: 4075: 4071: 4067: 4064: 4061: 4059: 4056: 4052: 4051: 4047: 4045:20 July 1941 4044: 4042:Conservative 4041: 4039: 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Index


1940–1945

The Roaring Lion
George VI
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Liberal National Party
Liberal Party
National Labour
Supermajority
unity government
1935–1945
Norway Debate
Chamberlain war ministry
Churchill caretaker ministry
coalition government
Second World War
Winston Churchill
prime minister of the United Kingdom
King George VI
Neville Chamberlain
Norway Debate
war cabinet
Lord President of the Council
Clement Attlee
Lord Privy Seal
Deputy Prime Minister

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