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154Max Beaverbrook: Not Quite a Gentleman</em></a> by Charles Williams</p><p>05/06/19 - <a href="/news/parliament-paralysed">Class of their own</a></p><p>07/05/19 - <a href="/news/first-woman-prime-minister-and-her-defamed-predecessor">The first woman Prime Minister and her defamed predecessor</a></p><p>30/04/19 - Book review of <a href="/news/famous-death-drowning"><em>Who Killed Kitchener? 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Book review of <a href="/news/mps-who-died-first-world-war"><em>Led by Lions: MPs and Sons who Fell in the First World War</em></a> by Neil Thornton</p><p>20/10/17 - <a href="/news/ten-days-upper-house">Ten days in the Upper House</a></p><p>15/09/17 - Book review of <a href="/news/flawed-study-parliament-during-first-world-war"><em>Duty and Democracy: Parliament and the First World War</em></a> by Chris Blanchett</p><p>06/07/17 - Book review of <a href="/news/book-review-history-hansard"><em>The History of Hansard</em></a> by John Vice and Stephen Farrell</p><p>21/04/17 - Book review of <a href="/news/punjab-carlton-club">Emperor of the Five Rivers: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh</a> by Lord Sheikh</p><p>17/03/17 - Book review of <a href="/news/did-churchill-believe-god">God and Churchill</a> by Jonathan Sandys and Wallace Henley</p><p>03/03/17 - Book review of <a href="/news/china-and-japan-first-world-war"><em>Betrayed Ally: China in the Great War</em></a> by Frances Wood and Christopher Arnander</p><p>03/03/17 - <a href="/news/seven-days-lords">Seven days in the Lords</a></p><p>03/02/17 - <a href="/news/canterbury-entertainments">Canterbury Entertainments</a></p><p>16/12/16 - <a href="/news/historians-verdict-2016">History in the making</a></p><p>09/12/16 - <a href="/news/edward-viiis-abdication-eighty-years">A theatre watched by the whole world</a></p><p>30/11/16 - Book review of <a href="/news/churchill-and-ireland-again"><em>Churchill and Ireland</em></a> by Paul Bew</p><p>28/10/16 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/2016-10/The%20Truth%20About%20Rudolf%20Hess.pdf"><em>The Truth About Rudolf Hess</em></a> by James Douglas-Hamilton</p><p>08/07/16 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lord_lexden_-_bishop_bell_review.pdf"><em>George Bell, Bishop of Chichester</em></a></p><p>01/07/16 - <a href="/news/final-thoughts-about-somme">Final thoughts about the Somme</a></p><p>25/03/16 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/conservative_politics_in_national_and_imperial_crisis.pdf"><em>Conservative Politics in National and Imperial Crisis</em></a></p><p>08/01/16 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/gimson.pdf"><em>Gimson's</em> <em>Kings</em> <em>and Queens: Brief Lives of</em> <em>the</em> <em>Monarchs since 1066</em></a></p><p>30/04/15 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lord_lexden_-_review_of_mr_and_mrs_disraeli-_a_strange_romance.pdf"><em>Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance</em></a></p><p>23/03/15 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/the_fall_of_the_ottomans-_the_great_war_in_the_middle_east_1914-1920_0.pdf"><em>The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-20</em></a></p><p>12/03/15 - Book review of <a href="http://alistairbcooke-admin.conservativewebsites.org.uk/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/house_magazine_-_breaking_bounds_-_six_newnham_lives.pdf"><em>Breaking Bounds: 6 Newnham Lives</em></a></p><p>23/01/15 - <a href="/news/hanover-cure">Hanover Cure</a></p><p>09/01/15 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lord_lexden_-_abercorn_book_review_2_0.pdf">Abercorn: The Hamiltons of Barons Court</a></p><p>06/11/14 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/kaiser_wilhelm_ii_-_house.pdf">Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Concise</a></p><p>17/10/14 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lord_lexden_-_july_crisis.pdf"><em>July Crisis: The World's Descent into War, Summer 1914</em> and <em>Margot Asquith's Great War Diary 1914-1916: The View from Downing Street</em></a></p><p>11/7/14 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/tribute_to_baroness_miller_by_lord_lexden.pdf">Tribute to Baroness Miller</a></p><p>30/6/14 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/house_magazine_-_lords_and_ww1_0.pdf">The House of Lords and World War One</a></p><p>9/6/14 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/paul_tyler_book_review_-_lord_lexden.pdf">Who Decides?</a> by Paul Tyler</p><p>21/3/14 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/crawford-diary.pdf"><em>Private Lord Crawfordâs Great War Diaries: From Medical Orderly to Cabinet Minister</em></a></p><p>14/3/14 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/ayes-to-the-site.pdf"><em>Ayes to the site</em></a></p><p>16/1/14 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/public_schools_and_the_great_war_the_generation_lost.pdf"><em>Public Schools and the Great War: The Generation Lost</em></a></p><p>9/1/14 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/the_collected_letters_and_speeches_of_colonel_frederick_gustavus_burnaby.pdf"><em>Fred: The Collected Letters and Speeches of Colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby</em></a></p><p>7/11/13 - Book reviews of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lexden-ulster-resistance-politics.pdf"><em>Friends in High Places: Ulsterâs Resistance to Home Rule, 1912-14</em></a> and <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lexden-ulster-resistance-politics.pdf"><em>Ulster since 1600: Politics, Economy, and Society</em></a><em> </em></p><p>25/10/13 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lexden-photo-competition.pdf">Guess who?</a></p><p>18/10/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/powers-elbow-book-review.pdf"><em>At Powerâs Elbow: Aides to the Prime Minister, from Robert Walpole to David Cameron</em></a></p><p>18/10/13 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lord_lexden_-_1963_conference.pdf">A conference to remember (1963)</a></p><p>6/9/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lord_lexden_disraeli_book_review.pdf"><em>
154Disraeli, or The Two Nations By Douglas Hurd and Edward Young, Weidenfeld & Nicolson</em></a></p><p>12/7/13 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/tribute_to_lord_campbell_of_alloway_by_lord_lexden.pdf">Tribute to Lord Campbell of Alloway by Lord Lexden</a></p><p>12/7/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/portrait-of-a-party.pdf"><em>Portrait of a Party: The Conservative Party 1918-1945 Stuart Ball, Oxford University</em></a></p><p>26/6/13 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lords-diary-june-2013.pdf">Lords Diary</a></p><p>26/6/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/perilous-question-antonia-fraser.pdf"><em>Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832</em></a> by Antonia Fraser</p><p>14/6/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/norton-louth-1992-committee.pdf"><em>The Voice of the Bankbenchers: The 1922 Committee â The First 90 Years, 1923-2013</em></a> by Lord Norton of Louth</p><p>17/5/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/sir-edward-grey-lord-lexden.pdf">Edwardian Requiem: A life of Sir Edward Grey</a> by Michael Waterhouse</p><p>18/4/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lexden-chamberlain-nick-timothy-review.pdf"><em>Our Joe: Joseph Chamberlainâs Conservative Legacy</em></a> by Nick Timothy</p><p>7/3/13 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/churchill-stateman-book-review-lexden.pdf"><em>Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman</em></a> by James C. Humes</p><p>6/12/12 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lexden-clubs-of-london-book-review.pdf"><em>The Gentlemenâs Clubs of London</em></a> by Anthony Lejeune</p><p>1/11/12 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/lord-lexden-100th-anniversary-cp.pdf">The 100th anniversary of the renaming of the Conservative Party</a></p><p>13/9/12 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/house-mag-peter-hennessy-sep-12.pdf"><em>Distilling the Frenzy: Writing the History of Oneâs Own Times</em></a> by Peter Hennessy</p><p>6/9/12 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/house-mag-two-unions-sep-2012.pdf"><em>The Two Unions: Ireland, Scotland, and the Survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007</em></a> by Alvin Jackson</p><p>14/6/12 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/david-lipsey-house-mag-june-2012.pdf"><em>Muckraker: The Scandalous Life andTimes of W.T.Stead, Britainâs First Investigative Journalist</em></a> by David Lipsey</p><p>10/5/12 - Book review of <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/house-mag-andrew-marr-hm-queen-lexden.pdf"><em>The Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II and Her People</em></a> by Andrew Marr</p><p>1/3/12 - Book review of <a href="/files/house-magazine-1-3-12.pdf"><em>Attleeâs War: World War II and the Making of a Labour Leader</em></a> by Robert Crowcroft</p><p>26/1/12 - Book review of <a href="/files/house-magazine-26-1-12.pdf"><em>The Conservatives: A History</em></a> by Robin Harris</p><p>28/2/11 - <a href="/files/house-magazine-article-lexden.pdf">Interview with Lord Lexden</a></p><h3><br>Parliamentary History</h3><p>Vol 37, part 3 (2018) - <a href="/files/2018-10/Northcote%20Article.pdf">A tragic Tory leader and his diaries</a></p><p>Vol 40, part 2 (2021) - <a href="/node/6657">The man who enriched - and robbed - the Tories</a></p><p> </p><h3>The Conservative History Journal</h3><p>Autumn 2015 - <a href="https://www.alistairlexden.org.uk/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/2016-08/Wellington.pdf">Wellington and Waterloo - his victory and the political aftermath</a></p><p>Autumn 2014 - <a href="news/hanoverian-succession-and-downfall-tory-party-tercentenary-essay">The Hanoverian Succession & the Downfall of the Tory Party</a></p><p>Summer 2014 - <a href="https://www.alistairlexden.org.uk/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/2017-08/AL%20review%20of%20KW%20Pt1%20for%20CHJ%20%20290817.pdf">Making the Heavens Hum - Kingsley Wood and the Art of the Possible 1881-1924</a></p><p> </p><h3><strong>The Hansard Society</strong></h3><p>20/3/14 - <a href="http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/our-forgotten-voters-british-citizens-abroad/">Our forgotten voters: British citizens abroad</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><h3><strong>Belfast Newsletter</strong></h3><p>22/1/14 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/belfast-newsletter-january-2014.pdf">How unionism united a century ago to win fight against Home Rule</a></p><p> </p><h3><strong>German Society Study Weekend</strong></h3><p>7/9/13 - A paper given by Lord Lexden at the German Society Study Weekend on Prince Albert and his legacy in Coburg. Click <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/prince_albert_speech.pdf">here</a> to read in full.</p><p> </p><h3><strong>Coburg Linguist</strong></h3><p>12/13 - An article on Alistair Lexden's visit to Coburg. Click <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/coburg-linguist.pdf">here</a> to read in full.</p><p> </p><h3><strong>The Essex County Standard</strong></h3><p>July 2013 - <a href="http://www.essexcountystandard.co.uk/news/10559268.Lord_Lexden_back_home_for_talk/">Lord Lexden back home for talk</a></p><p>May 2013 - <a href="/sites/www.alistairlexden.org.uk/files/thatcher-lexden-essex.pdf">Lady Thatcher's connections with Colchester</a></p><p> </p><h3>ConservativeHome</h3><p>4/12/24 - <a href="/news/centenary-one-nation-conservatism" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a988e511-707a-4174-a61f-ae43
154ce80ab0e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="The centenary of One-Nation Conservatism ">The centenary of One-Nation Conservatism</a></p><p>16/6/16 - Book review of <a href="news/churchill-and-ireland">Churchill and Ireland</a></p><p>6/2/16 - Book review of <a href="/news/politics-and-stage">The Old Stagers - Canterbury, Cricket and Theatricals</a></p><p>27/12/15 - Book review of <a href="/news/book-review-daily-telegraph-military-obituaries-book-three">The Daily Telegraph Military Obituaries Book Three</a></p><p>15/12/15 - Book review of <a href="news/book-review-god-and-churchill">God and Churchill</a></p><p>14/11/15 - Book review of <a href="news/lord-lexden-these-dreary-academics-have-failed-grasp-merits-conservative-orators">Conservative Orators: from Baldwin to Cameron</a></p><p>2/7/14 - <a href="http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2014/07/lord-lexden-joe-chamberlain-a-man-who-changed-the-course-of-british-politics-again-and-again.html">Joe Chamberlain, a man who changed the course of British politics - again and again</a></p><p>30/3/14 - <a href="http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2014/03/lord-lexden-35-years-ago-today-airey-neave-was-murdered-and-the-course-of-british-politics-changed.html">Lord Lexden: 35 years ago today, Airey Neave was murdered â and the course of British politics changed</a></p><p>15/1/14 - <a href="http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2014/01/lord-lexden-on-this-day-a-century-ago-the-tories-staked-all-on-ulster.html">On this day a century ago, the Tories staked all on Ulster</a></p><p>19/10/13 - <a href="http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2013/10/lord-lexden-50-years-ago-today-lord-home-became-prime-minister.html">Lord Lexden: 50 years ago today, Lord Home became Prime Minister</a></p><p>12/7/13 - <a href="http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2013/07/lord-lexden.html">Lord Lexden: Disraeli. No, not a "One Nation Tory". But a tenacious believer in imagination and courage</a></p><p>19/4/13 - <a href="http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2013/04/lord-lexden.html">Lord Lexden: If we study how Conservatives honoured Disraeli, we will learn how they can honour Margaret Thatcher</a></p><p>5/2/13 - <a href="http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2013/02/alistair-lexden.html">Alistair Lexden: On this day, 225 years ago - the birth of Robert Peel, the first Compassionate Conservative</a></p><p>1/1/13 - <a href="http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2013/01/lord-lexden-forty-years-ago-britain-entered-the-eec-on-edward-heaths-false-prospectus.html">Lord Lexden: Forty years ago today Britain entered the EEC on Edward Heath's false prospectus</a></p><p>28/9/12 - <a href="http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2012/09/lord-lexden-remembering-the-ulster-covenant-signed-a-century-ago-today.html">Lord Lexden: Remembering the Ulster Covenant, signed a century ago today</a></p><p> </p><h3>The Times</h3><p>5/1/13 - <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/feedback/article3648519.ece">Letters from the past sign off with a puzzle</a> (£)</p><p>25/6/14 - <a href="/news/sir-robert-porter-biographical-essay">Sir Robert Porter - A Biographical Essay</a></p><p> </p><h3>The Daily Telegraph</h3><p>11/5/12 - <a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100157438/foreign-office-minister-must-apologise-for-prime-ministers-killing/">Lord Lexden, a genuine addition to public life</a></p><p> </p><h3>The Conservative Party's Blue Blog (archived)</h3><p>11/5/12 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2012/05/11/on-this-day-200-years-ago/">On this day 200 year ago</a></p><p>9/5/12 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2012/05/09/on-this-day-100-years-ago/">On this day 100 years ago</a></p><p>4/1/12 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2012/01/04/bill-cash-on-john-bright/">Bill Cash on John Bright</a></p><p>2/12/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/12/02/a-new-history-of-our-party/">A new history of our Party</a></p><p>4/10/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/10/04/one-nation-toryism-in-manchester/">One-Nation Toryism in Manchester</a></p><p>1/10/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/10/01/perfect-reading-for-paty-conference/">Perfect reading for Party Conference</a></p><p>29/5/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/05/29/a-great-one-nation-tory/">A great one nation Tory</a></p><p>24/4/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/04/24/the-professor-and-av/">The Professor and AV</a></p><p>20/3/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/03/20/av-and-the-lessons-of-history/">AV and the lessons of history</a></p><p>25/1/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/01/25/labours-unprecedented-filibustering-in-the-lords/">Labourâs unprecedented filibustering in the Lords</a></p><p>18/1/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/01/18/my-introduction-to-the-house-of-lords/">My introduction to the House of Lords</a></p><p>9/1/11 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2011/01/09/reforming-the-house-of-lords/">The House of Lords</a></p><p>19/12/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/12/19/on-this-day-the-1910-general-election/">On this day⦠the second 1910 General Election</a></p><p>12/12/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/12/12/a-party-of-change/">A Party of Change</a></p><p>12/12/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/12/12/the-chamberlains-a-remarkable-family-dynasty/">The Chamberlains: a remarkable family dynasty</a></p><p>5/11/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/11/05/lloyd-george-a-great-man-as-well-as-a-great-rogue/">A great man as well as a great rogue</a></p><p>3/10/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/10/03/the-chamberlains-and-birmingham/">The Chamberlains and Birmingham</a></p><p>19/9/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/09/19/who-founded-the-modern-conservative-party/">Who founded the modern Conservative Party?</a></p><p>12/9/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/09/12/a-great-conservative-prime-minister/">A great Conservative Prime Minister</a></p><p>5/9/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/09/05/celebrating-the-primrose-league/">Celebrating the Primrose League</a></p><p>8/8/10 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2010/08/08/a-brilliant-biography-of-edward-heath/">A brilliant biography of Edward Heath</a></p><p>30/12/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/12/30/the-tories-340th-birthday/">The Tories' 340th Birthday</a></p><p>17/11/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/11/17/celebrating-80-years-of-the-conservative-research-department/">Celebrating 80 years of the Conservative Research Department</a></p><p>4/10/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/10/04/looking-back-at-earlier-manchester-conferences/">Looking back at earlier Manchester Conferences</a></p><p>2/9/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/09/02/on-this-day-2nd-september-1939-how-peace-ended/">On this day⦠2nd September 1939 â how peace ended</a></p><p>31/8/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/08/31/welcome-to-conservative-history-week/">Welcome to Conservative History Week</a></p><p>17/8/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/08/17/hitlers-evil-war/">Hitler's Evil War</a></p><p>20/6/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/06/20/harold-macmillan-a-great-conservative-prime-minister/">Harold Macmillan: A great Conservative Prime Minister</a></p><p>27/5/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/05/27/thatcherism-in-historical-perspective/">Thatcherism in historical perspective</a></p><p>18/5/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/05/18/thatcherism-in-scotland/">Thatcherism in Scotland</a></p><p>4/5/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/05/04/on-this-day-margaret-thatcher-becomes-prime-minister/">On this day⦠Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister</a></p><p>3/5/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/05/03/on-this-day-britain-gives-margaret-thatcher-her-mandate/">On this day⦠Britain gives Margaret Thatcher her mandate</a></p><p>27/4/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/04/27/on-this-day-the-1979-election-campaign-enters-its-third-week/">On this day⦠the 1979 election campaign enters its third week</a></p><p>20/4/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/04/20/on-this-day-the-first-week-of-the-1979-campaign-ended/">On this day⦠the first week of the 1979 campaign ended</a></p><p>11/4/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/04/11/on-this-day-margaret-thatchers-election-manifesto-was-launched/">On this day⦠Margaret Thatcherâs election manifesto was launched</a></p><p>28/3/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/03/28/on-this-day-thatcher-won-a-crucial-victory-in-the-commons/">On this day⦠Thatcher won a crucial victory in the Commons</a></p><p>10/3/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/03/10/on-this-day-the-beginning-of-the-modern-conservative-party/">On this day⦠the beginning of the modern Conservative Party</a></p><p>3/3/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/03/03/on-this-day-the-ulster-unionist-council-was-launched/">On this day⦠the Ulster Unionist Council was launched</a></p><p>1/3/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/03/01/margaret-thatchers-early-years/">Margaret Thatcherâs early years</a></p><p>22/2/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/02/22/on-this-day-william-pitt-the-younger-was-buried/">On this day⦠William Pitt the Younger was buried</a></p><p>17/2/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/02/17/the-proud-conservative-tradition-of-decentralisation/">The proud Conservative tradition of decentralisation</a></p><p>7/2/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/02/07/on-this-day-ted-heath-calls-a-snap-election/">On this dayâ¦Ted Heath calls a snap election</a></p><p>3/2/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/02/03/the-sad-passing-of-dorothy-brant/">The sad passing of Dorothy Brant</a></p><p>29/1/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/01/29/on-this-day-salisburys-first-government-ended-and-unionism-was-born/">On this dayâ¦Salisburyâs first Government ended and Unionism was born</a></p><p>21/1/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/01/21/on-this-day-the-end-of-baldwins-first-government/">On this dayâ¦the end of Baldwinâs first government</a></p><p>17/1/09 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2009/01/17/how-the-conservatives-dominated-the-twentieth-century/">How the Conservatives dominated the twentieth century</a></p><p>29/12/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/12/29/on-this-day-harold-macmillan-died/">On this dayâ¦Harold Macmillan died</a></p><p>18/12/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/12/18/on-this-day-the-tamworth-manifesto-was-published/">On this dayâ¦the Tamworth Manifesto was published</a></p><p>14/12/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/12/14/on-this-day-lloyd-george-won-a-landslide-election-victory/">On this dayâ¦Lloyd George won a landslide election victory</a></p><p>9/12/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/12/09/the-conservative-partys-unknown-leader/">The Conservative Partyâs unknown leader</a></p><p>6/12/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/12/06/david-camerons-third-anniversary-as-leader/">David Cameronâs third anniversary as leader</a></p><p>2/12/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/12/02/unsung-heroism-constituency-agents-and-their-stories/">Unsung heroism â constituency agents and their stories</a></p><p>28/11/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/11/28/on-this-day-in-1919-the-election-of-the-first-woman-mp-to-take-her-seat/">On this day in 1919â¦..The election of the first woman MP to take her seat</a></p><p>24/11/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/11/24/the-great-atlantic-alliances-triumph-over-hitler/">The great Atlantic Allianceâs triumph over Hitler</a></p><p>17/11/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/11/17/on-this-day-the-primrose-league-was-founded/">On this dayâ¦the Primrose League was founded</a></p><p>11/11/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/11/11/on-this-day-world-war-one-ended/">On this dayâ¦World War One ended</a></p><p>4/11/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/11/04/on-this-day-november-4th-1924/">On This Day â November 4th 1924</a></p><p>2/11/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/11/02/my-book-of-the-year-munich-70-years-on/">My book of the year â Munich 70 years on</a></p><p>20/10/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/10/20/working-with-thatcher/">Working with Thatcher</a></p><p>15/10/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/10/15/tory-heroine-dorothy-brant-and-the-rise-of-conservative-women/">âTory Heroine: Dorothy Brant and the rise of Conservative Womenâ</a></p><p>13/10/08 - <a href="http://blog.conservatives.com/index.php/2008/10/13/a-party-of-change-a-brief-history-of-the-conservatives/">A Party of Change: A Brief History of the Conservatives</a></p><p> </p><p>Order Order!</p><p>15/11/22 - Book review of <a href="/news/book-review-flying-high"><em>The Few Who Flew: RAF National Service Pilots 1955-57</em></a> by Michael Naseby</p><h3>The London Magazine</h3><p>06/08/21 - <a href="/news/famous-historian-remarkable-sex-life">A famous historian with a remarkable sex life</a></p><p>02/06/21 - <a href="/news/parliaments-indifference-empire">The Empire shrine that never was</a></p><p>21/01/21 - <a href="/news/our-longest-serving-foreign-secretary">Our longest-serving Foreign Secretary</a></p><p>24/05/19 - Book review of <a href="/news/man-who-was-loved-and-loathed"><em>Max Beaverbrook - Not Quite a Gentleman</em></a> by Charles Williams</p><p>23/05/19 - <a href="/news/man-who-was-saturday">The Man Who Was Saturday</a></p><p>20/11/18 - Book Review of <a href="/news/stylish-survey-all-our-prime-ministers"><em>Gimsonâs Prime Ministers: Brief Lives from Walpole to May</em></a> by Andrew Gimson</p><p>28/08/18 - Book Review of <a href="/news/unloved-tory"><em>Lord Liverpool: A Political Life</em></a> by William Anthony Hay</p><p>26/07/08 - 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Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.