Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
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Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 1265 Collections and/or Records:
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Literary: London to Ladysmith., 01 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/11
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Handwritten draft in WSC's own hand.
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01 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1900
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Literary: MacMillan and Company Limited and Charles Scribner's Sons: business correspondence., 17 Jan 1942 - 24 Nov 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/700
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Correspondents include: Daniel MacMillan, [Chairman and Managing Director], and Lovat Dickson, [Director], of MacMillan, on managing those works by WSC where he holds the copyright (20); Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador in the United States] on a window display featuring WSC's books at Scribner's in New York [United States].Other subjects include: WSC's sales and royalties in the United States and elsewhere; requests to publish extracts from WSC's works in...
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17 Jan 1942 - 24 Nov 1942
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Literary: MacMillan and Company Limited: business correspondence., 16 Jan 1941 - 02 Dec 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/686
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Correspondents include: Daniel MacMillan [Chairman and Managing Director], and Lovat Dickson, [Director] of MacMillan (8); Brendan Bracken.Subjects include: an agreement with MacMillan to publish WSC's works where he owns the copyright; matters arising from the liquidation of Thornton Butterworth Limited; permission to quote extracts from WSC's works; WSC's United States royalties and an American law suit; a new edition of "Thoughts and Adventures"; MacMillan re-issuing other works by...
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16 Jan 1941 - 02 Dec 1941
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Literary: MacMillan and Company Limited: business correspondence., 04 Mar 1943 - 01 Dec 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/708
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Correspondents include: Arthur Megaw [Arthur Stanley]; representatives of MacMillan and Company including Daniel MacMillan, [Chairman and Managing Director], and Lovat Dickson, [Director] (12); [Geoffrey] Mason of Lloyds Bank (5); representatives of Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Company [solicitors] (8); Sir Archibald Sinclair [later 1st Lord Thurso] (2); John S Churchill; Anthony Moir of Fladgate and Company [solicitors] (6).Subjects include: printing extracts from WSC's works; WSC selling his...
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04 Mar 1943 - 01 Dec 1943
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Literary: MacMillan and Company Limited: business correspondence., 07 Jan 1944 - 21 Dec 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/714
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Correspondents include: representatives of MacMillan and Company including Daniel MacMillan, [Chairman and Managing Director], and Lovat Dickson, [Director] (17); representatives of Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Company [solicitors] (5).Subjects include: the publication and rights of various works by WSC abroad, including concern over regulations regarding "trading with the enemy"; the re-assignment to WSC of copyrights acquired by MacMillan; the termination of WSC's contract with MacMillan...
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07 Jan 1944 - 21 Dec 1944
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Literary: MacMillan and Company Limited: business correspondence., 02 Feb 1945 - 11 Dec 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/722
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Correspondents include: Daniel MacMillan [Chairman and Managing Director], Lovat Dickson [Director], and Harold MacMillan [later 1st Lord Stockton] of MacMillan and Company (17); representatives of Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Company [solicitors] (3).Subjects include: the publication, rights, and royalties of various works by WSC abroad; matters arising out of the termination of WSC's contract with MacMillan, including income tax difficulties; MacMillan's problems in keeping titles in print...
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02 Feb 1945 - 11 Dec 1945
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Literary: "Marlborough: His Life and Times."., [1936] - [1938]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/359
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Draft proofs from various sections of the book. Annotated by WSC.
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[1936] - [1938]
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Literary: "Marlborough His Life and Times"., c 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/822
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Material for volume 3, comprising: assorted typescript and galley proofs, some with annotations by WSC and others; transcriptions of documents and notes on sources; manuscript notes by William Deakin on Port Mahon and the campaign of 1708 in Spain; letters and notes by Lieutenant-Commander J H Owen and Ridley Pakenham Walsh.
Dates:
c 1933
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From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Literary: "Marlborough His Life and Times"., 1935 - 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/823
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Miscellaneous notes and proofs relating to volume III annotated by WSC and others.
Dates:
1935 - 1937
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From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Literary: "Marlborough: His Life and Times": correspondence., 16 Dec 1929 - 31 Dec 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/595
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Correspondents include: Representatives of George G Harrap and Company (41) including Charles Wood on proof-reading matters for volume 4 of "Marlborough" (35), and George Harrap and Walter Harrap; "Waldyram" [12th Lord Waldegrave] on papers possibly relevant to WSC's research; Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on illustrations and proof-reading for the book (9); "Rock" [5th Lord Cholmondeley, earlier Lord Rocksavage] on an illustration for the book and his exercise programme for CSC; Keith Feiling (2)...
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16 Dec 1929 - 31 Dec 1938
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Literary: "Marlborough: His Life and Times": correspondence., 10 Jan 1939 - 05 Dec 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/625
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Correspondents include: William Deakin [WSC's literary assistant] on an enquiry by the 9th Duke of Rutland [earlier Lord Granby] and the case of a German Jewish couple seeking residence in the United Kingdom; Cyril Alders [Secretary to the Duke of Rutland's Household] on the source of a reference in volume 4 of the book; [Henry] Saxe Wyndham giving WSC an autograph of 1st Lord Godolphin (3); representatives of George G Harrap and Company on subjects including issuing a limited edition of...
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10 Jan 1939 - 05 Dec 1939
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 15 Mar 1944 - 28 Dec 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/712
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Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company including Walter Harrap (7); David Minlore (2) and Charles Adams, [Assistant Keeper] of the National Portrait Gallery, on a portrait of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough; A Merens, a Consul-General of the Netherlands in India, on an ancestor of his who fought alongside Marlborough; Lovat Dickson, [Director] of MacMillan and Company (3).Also includes copy letters from officials of WSC's Private Office including John Martin...
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15 Mar 1944 - 28 Dec 1944
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 16 Jul 1933 - 06 Oct 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/483
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Correspondents include: Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on subjects including proof revisions and illustrations for volume 2 of "Marlborough" (16); Maurice Ashley [WSC's literary assistant] on proof revisions for volume 2 of "Marlborough" (5); Sir John Murray [Director of John Murray publishers]; 8th Lord Albemarle [earlier Lord Bury] on 1st Lord Albemarle (3); representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited, publishers, on volume 2 of "Marlborough" (13, including 3 from George G Harrap);...
Dates:
16 Jul 1933 - 06 Oct 1934
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 01 Feb 1934 - 31 May 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/484A-B
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Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited, publishers, on volume 2 and revisions of volume 1 of "Marlborough" (41, including 2 from George G Harrap); Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on volume 2 and revisions of volume 1 of "Marlborough" (7); Doris, Lady Ashley on translations for "Marlborough" (4); Maurice Ashley [WSC's literary assistant] (6); representatives of John Swain and Son Limited, art-reproducers, on maps for volume 2 of "Marlborough" (5); Lewis Namier,...
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01 Feb 1934 - 31 May 1934
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 01 Jun 1934 - 31 Jul 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/485A-B
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Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited, publishers, on volumes 1 and 2 of "Marlborough" and an extract from a South African autobiography injurious to WSC (54, including 7 from George G Harrap); Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on volume 2 of "Marlborough" (12); Maurice Ashley [WSC's literary assistant] on volume 2 of "Marlborough" (7); Sir Bindon Blood on illustrations for "Marlborough" and Indian parliamentary institutions (2); Lord Elmley [later 8th Lord...
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01 Jun 1934 - 31 Jul 1934
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 31 Jul 1934 - 31 Dec 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/486A-B
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Correspondents include: Edward Marsh; George Trevelyan on volume 2 of "Marlborough" (3); representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited, including George G Harrap [Managing Director] and Walter Harrap [Chairman] on volumes 1-3 of "Marlborough" (65); representatives of John Swain and Son Limited, art reproducers, on volume 2 of "Marlborough" (4); Keith Feiling on revisions of volume 2 of "Marlborough" and the outline for "A History of the English speaking peoples" (5); Maurice Ashley...
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31 Jul 1934 - 31 Dec 1934
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 01 Jan 1935 - 30 Jun 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/503
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Correspondents include: Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on volume 3 of "Marlborough" (7); representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited including George G Harrap [Managing Director] (1) on volumes 1-3 of "Marlborough" (21); George Trevelyan; Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy; Sir Francis Gathorne-Hardy (2); John Wheldon on research for volume 3 of "Marlborough" (4); 5th Lord Clanwilliam [earlier Lord Gilford] (2); Lord Gilford [later 6th Lord Clanwilliam]; 7th Duke of Buccleuch [earlier Lord...
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01 Jan 1935 - 30 Jun 1935
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 06 Jan 1936 - 31 Jul 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/529A-B
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Correspondents include: Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on research for volume 3 of "Marlborough" (25); John Wheldon (7); representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited, including George G Harrap [Managing Director] (4) on volume 3 of "Marlborough" (75); Keith Feiling; Lieutenant-Commander J H Owen on revisions of volume 3 of "Marlborough"; Lord Ivor Churchill; "L E" [Sir Lionel Earle] on Marlborough House [London]; Maurice Ashley [WSC's literary assistant] on research for volume 3 of...
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06 Jan 1936 - 31 Jul 1936
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 28 Jul 1936 - 28 Dec 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/530A-B
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Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited including George G Harrap [Managing Director] (4) on volume 3 of "Marlborough" (58); Richard Raynsford, Editor of the Fighting Forces (2); John Wheldon on illustrations for volume 3 of "Marlborough"; Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on illustrations and research for volumes 3 and 4 of "Marlborough" (7); William Deakin on proof revisions for volume 3 of "Marlborough" (4); "Eddie" [Edward Marsh] on proof revisions for volume 3...
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28 Jul 1936 - 28 Dec 1936
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times": correspondence., 30 Dec 1936 - 02 Apr 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/547
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Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company Limited, publishers, (63) including George G Harrap [Managing Director] (8) on volume 4 of "Marlborough" and Walter G Harrap [Chairman] on captions for jigsaw puzzles of famous battles (8); William Deakin (7); Ridley Pakenham-Walsh on research for volume 4 of "Marlborough" and the puzzle captions (12); Edward Fitzroy; Lieutenant-Commander J H Owen on research for volume 4 of "Marlborough" and the puzzle captions (5); Sir...
Dates:
30 Dec 1936 - 02 Apr 1938
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Literary: "Marlborough: His Life and Times", Volume 1., [1932] - [1934]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/360
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Galley proofs of chapters including chapter 1 "Ashe House", chapter 2 "The jovial time", chapter 5 "Arms", chapter 7 "Sarah", chapter 8 "Marriage", chapter 9 "Master and Servant" and chapter 10 "The unseen rift". Annotated by WSC with corrections and additions.
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[1932] - [1934]
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times", volume 1: notes and material 4., [1932] - [1934]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/432
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Correspondents include: Edward Marsh [WSC's secretary]; Maurice Ashley [WSC's literary assistant].Subjects include: letters between 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough; the Woburn Abbey manuscripts.
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[1932] - [1934]
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times", volume 3: letters of thanks and congratulation., 09 Sep 1936 - 29 Dec 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/531
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Correspondents include: Maurice Ashley; "Reggie" [Sir Reginald Barnes] (2); Sir Bindon Blood; Sir Abe Bailey; Stanley Baldwin, on "Marlborough", his own weariness and sympathy with WSC's "domestic anxieties" [the elopement of his daughter Sarah with Victor Oliver]; Consuelo Balsan [earlier Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough]; Sir Edward Cadogan; Lord Ivor Churchill; Sir Arthur Cory-Wright; Sir Austen Chamberlain; Sir Henry Page Croft; Neville Chamberlain; "R C" [1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood,...
Dates:
09 Sep 1936 - 29 Dec 1936
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Literary: "Marlborough: his life and times", volume 3: notes and material., [1935] - [1936]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/448
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Correspondents include: Maurice Ashley [WSC's literary assistant].Subjects include: 1st Duke of Marlborough's breach with Frederick I [of Prussia, (later parts of Germany and Poland)], 1706; Robert Harley [later 1st Lord Oxford] and his blow at the Government, February 1708; Marlborough in politics, 1705-1708; the Hungarian rebellion, 1705-1708; the Whig administration; the Margrave Charles of Bayreuth [Germany]; the viceroyalty of Belgium; 1st Lord Somers; Whig discontent, 1708; 3rd Lord...
Dates:
[1935] - [1936]
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Literary: "Marlborough: His Life and Times" Volume 4., [1936] - [1938]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/372
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Galley proofs and typewritten notes of chapter 2 "The lost peace". Annotated by WSC, William Deakin and [?Charles Wood].
Dates:
[1936] - [1938]
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