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Há 3 dias · In 1950 Harold Nicolson wrote a diary entry containing the quotation attributed to Churchill as mentioned previously in this article. In 1959 John Winton published “We Joined the Navy” which described his experiences as an officer in the Royal Navy. Winston recorded the following saying. The term “baccy” meant tobacco: 7
Há 4 dias · Vita Sackville-West, born into aristocracy at Knole House in Kent, was a prolific writer and poet, known for her boundary-pushing work and unconventional lifestyle. Her husband, Harold Nicolson, was a distinguished diplomat, author, and politician.
Há 5 dias · The person who suggested Wheeler-Bennett for the job was Harold Nicolson, the biographer of George V. It is well enough known that Nicolson had little respect for either his subject or the monarchy. He said so in his diary, but Schofield gives no inkling despite having consulted Nicolson’s diaries.
Há 4 dias · Portrait of a Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson is the 1973 biography of writer and gardener Vita Sackville-West (1892 – 1962) compiled by her son Nigel Nicolson from her journals and letters. This is a book of strong emotions relating to Sackville-Wests complicated marriage to writer and politician Harold Nicolson (1886 ...
Há 5 dias · Lloyd George and the Lost Peace: From Versailles to Hitler 1919-1940. Basingstoke, Palgrave, 2001, ISBN: 9780333919613; 200pp.; Price: £80.00. A. J. Sylvester, David Lloyd George's private secretary from 1921 until 1945, and who therefore should have had a better opportunity than most to reach a judgement, was, like most historians who have ...
Há 3 dias · English diplomat and author (1886-1968)
Há 2 dias · Neville Chamberlain. Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS ( / ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn /; 18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to October 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in ...
