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3 Nov 2023: Research guide by Dr Vicki Thoms on dance at Churchill Archives Centre, particularly in the papers of Sir Alexander Cadogan and Duff Cooper.

7 Nov 2023: Film crews must be off site by 5.00pm at the latest.

26 Jan 2022: Lindemann clashes with the Air Defence Research Committee. Letter from Professor Sir Henry Tizard to Professor Lindemann, 18 June 1936.

18 Jul 2023: The archives of Admiral Sir John de Robeck were deposited at Churchill Archives Centre by his great nephew, the 7th Baron de Robeck, in July 1965. By the terms of the Admiral’s will they had been kept in the family’s possession, first in London

18 Jul 2023: A.V.Hill was born in Bristol in September 1886 and educated at Blundell’s School and Cambridge University. During World War One he was appointed Captain in charge of the Anti-Aircraft Experimental Section of the Ministry of Munitions Inventions

25 Jan 2022: Churchill warns of German rearmament. Extracts from text of Churchill's speech in the House of Commons, 19 March 1935.

27 Jan 2022: In Oct 1938, shortly after the Munich crisis, Churchill received this letter from a leading Liberal politician asking about military strength.

26 Jan 2022: Churchill looks back at the death in 1936 of Ralph Wigram, one of Churchill's most important sources of information from within Whitehall.

11 Feb 2022: Haig and his critics: compare a memo by Lord French to the War Cabinet in 1917 and Maurice Hankey’s diary entries from 1917-1918.

28 Jan 2022: Some on the left distrust Churchill's motives for his stand against appeasement, G F Hudson writes to Patrick Gordon-Walker.

26 Jan 2022: Follow the links to documents relating to the Dardanelles campaign, then return to this page for our question section.

22 Feb 2024: In 1972, following news of talks between members of the government and the Provisional IRA, Chichester-Clark considered resigning, only to be dissuaded by Whitelaw.

22 Feb 2022: An exhibition, on display 2018-2019, to mark the centenary of the 1918 Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act.

11 Feb 2022: Key words, terms, and names included in The Churchill Era educational resource may be checked in this glossary.

14 Feb 2022: Challenge the view of Churchill in the 1930s as a “Great Man”, and consider the political figures Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain.

5 Mar 2024: Guide to the papers of Sir Kenneth Hutchison, one of the figures credited with changing the fortunes of the British gas industry.

11 Feb 2022: Compare three documents from 1908-1909 relating to the naval race between Germany and Britain, and answer questions about the documents.

14 Feb 2022: The Oxford by-election gathered international interest. The news magazine Picture Post commented:. ... The centre of Oxford is dominated by its ancient university, where dons (university teachers) and students would read the latest newspaper reports and

14 Feb 2022: What was Churchill's reputation in the 1930s? General opinion of Churchill was much less favourable than it was of Baldwin or Chamberlain.

14 Feb 2022: In 1934 the League of Nations Union Ilford organised a local referendum on the League, Locarno treaties, disarmament and the arms trade.