Monarchy
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence between the Royal Family and Churchill, 1948-08 - 1958-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 1/6
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Owen Morshead, Librarian, Windsor Castle, on Queen Mary's set of Churchill's History of the Second World War; Princess Margaret on photographs which she had taken of Churchill at Balmoral [Scotland]; Henry, Duke of Gloucester on subjects including the death of Queen Mary (2); Sir Godfrey Thomas, Private Secretary to the Duke of Gloucester; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, on subjects including Churchill's History of the Second World War and History of the...
Dates:
1948-08 - 1958-04
Conditions Governing Access:
Closed for review.
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Correspondence mainly about guest lists for Princess Alice's visit, 1961-01 - 1961-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/26
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1961-01 - 1961-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Correspondence on policy for the Princess Royal's visit and comments after visit, 1960-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/22
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1960-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
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Correspondence on the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, 1981-06 - 1981-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 1/3/4
Scope and Contents
Letters from the general public on NK’s decision not to attend the royal wedding.
Dates:
1981-06 - 1981-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
Correspondence: royal, 1878-08 - 1923-03
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ESHR 6
Scope and Contents
Letters to Esher from members of the Royal Family, including King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, King George V, Queen Mary and Edward, Prince of Wales [later King Edward VIII and Edward, Duke of Windsor].
Dates:
1878-08 - 1923-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Sub-Fonds
Correspondence with colleagues and with Joan Lascelles about the Royal Family and Royal duties, 1931 - 1972
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/LASL 4
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers held at Churchill Archives Centre include Lascelles' diaries; Royal correspondence; correspondence and papers concerning Edward, Prince of Wales [later Edward VIII]; correspondence with colleagues and family concerning members of the Royal family or Royal duties; correspondence during and concerning the First World War; correspondence from India while serving as Aide-de-Camp to George Lloyd; family correspondence; personal correspondence with friends and colleagues; miscellaneous...
Dates:
1931 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access:
LASL 4/1-4 is open; LASL 4/5-6 are closed.
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Correspondence with King Edward VII and King George V, 1908-06 - 1911-03
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCKN 3/2
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: 1st Lord Knollys, Private Secretary to the King, on subjects including King Edward's regret at appointing the Tsar of Russia to be Admiral of the Fleet without proper consultation, shortened periods of command for the Channel and Home Fleets and naval appointments (5); the Prince of Wales [later King George V] on subjects including his voyage to Canada (2); King Edward VII on the launch of HMS Vanguard; Sir Charles Frederick [Master of the Household]; Sir Dighton...
Dates:
1908-06 - 1911-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Cuttings, Photographs and Cartoons relating to WSC previous to the outbreak of the Second World War, 1936-06 - 1939-07
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Press 29 A/2
Scope and Contents
Career: Speculation within the press, concerning WSC’s absence from higher government and his suitability for a return to the Admiralty; Julian Sandys is born 19 September 1936.
Domestic Policy: Abdication of King Edward VIII [later Edward, Duke of Windsor]; Alfred Duff-Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich] resigns; [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain rejects calls for a general election; House of Commons endorses conscription.
Foreign Policy: WSC highlights Britain’s defensive needs...
Dates:
1936-06 - 1939-07
Conditions Governing Access:
Available as digital surrogates only, to protect the fragile original.
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Death of King George V and Accession of King Edward VIII , 1933 - 1936
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/RBTN 5/4
Scope and Contents
Includes ceremonial papers, issues of the London Gazette, and MAR’s diary entry for the death of King George V and accession of King Edward VIII [later the Duke of Windsor].
Dates:
1933 - 1936
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Detailed programme, menus and invitation cards for the Princess Royal's visit, 1960-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/17
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1960-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
File
Detailed programmes for Princess Margaret's visit, 1958-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/5
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1958-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
File
Details of evening reception for the Princess Royal's visit, 1960-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/16
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1960-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
File
Diary, 1947-12 - 1949-07
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CGLA 2/5
Scope and Contents
Subjects include a stay at Sandringham [Norfolk] with the royal family, Feb 1949.
Dates:
1947-12 - 1949-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
File
Diary: Royal Visits, 1956-05 - 1963
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CGLA 2/8
Scope and Contents
Accounts of the visits to Paris [France] by: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Mar 1956; the Princess Royal (Princess Mary), Apr 1956; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Jun 1954; Queen Elizabeth II, Apr 1957; the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Apr 1959 (mainly relating to Princess Margaret's bad behaviour).
Dates:
1956-05 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
Dr John Moore: Journal
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9339
Scope and Contents
The journal covers the period 6 November 1790 - 28 July 1792, just before Moore's departure for France, and 26 September - 3 November 1795. It includes (1791) reactions to Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution; the convention signed between Britain and Spain; the question of Warren Hastings' impeachment; Pitt's political difficulties; the defeat of Wilberforce's motion for the abolition of the slave trade; the fleet at Spithead ready to sail against Russia; the flight of the King and...
Dates:
1790-1795
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Draft text of Chapter 3, 1970-08 - 1972-08
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/VNCT 1/3
Scope and Contents
Manuscript on Vincent's service as a pilot instructor, including teaching Prince Albert, later King George VI, and his time with 30 Squadron, Iraq, 1917-1925.
Dates:
1970-08 - 1972-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
File
Duke of Windsor, 1945-10 - 1946-10
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DUFC 4/17
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with representatives of Buckingham Palace and Foreign Office on the duke [earlier Edward Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], with correspondents including: Sir Alan Lascelles [Private Secretary to King George VI] on subjects including a visit to London by General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, hospitality to be offered to the Windsors during their visit to London, Windsor’s character and his future life in the United States (3); Lord Duncannon [later 10th Lord Bessborough],...
Dates:
1945-10 - 1946-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
File
Extracts from the Times and other sources relating to the Churchill family: 1911, 1970-08
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 5/8/104
Scope and Contents
Extracts on the coronation of King George V.
Dates:
1970-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
File
Facsimiles of proclamations of the accessions of King George V and King Edward VIII [later Edward, Duke of Windsor], 1910-05 - 1936-01
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/2/15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Correspondence, articles, speech notes and papers on LSA's political work as a journalist and then as a member of Parliament, on subjects including colonial affairs, defence, tariff reform and Home Rule for Ireland.
Dates:
1910-05 - 1936-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
Frederic William Maitland: Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6987-7009
Scope and Contents
Printers sheets, lecture notes and notes on constitutional history and law.
Dates:
1884-1908
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Funeral of King George VI, 1952
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HSBR 5/6
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Unfortunately few political papers or correspondence exist, and the most valuable section is Horsbrugh's own collection of presscuttings, HSBR 2.
Dates:
1952
Item
"Greeting Princess Elizabeth at Guildhall dinner", 1950-03-23
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 1/342
Scope and Contents
Photo shows Princess Elizabeth [later Queen Elizabeth II] wearing evening dress, coronet and a fur stole shaking hands with WSC and smiling. WSC is wearing evening dress and medals and bowing his head. Clement Attlee and Violet Attlee are seen in the background.
Dates:
1950-03-23
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
File
Guest list for evening reception during Princess Margaret's visit, 1958-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/4
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1958-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
File
Guest lists, household arrangements, menus, etc. for Princess Alice's visit, 1961-01 - 1961-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HAIS 7/27
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...
Dates:
1961-01 - 1961-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Individual closures of files are indicated in the catalogue.
Item
HMV. Speech by Rt Hon Winston Churchill 'Part 3' CTPX 3139, 1953-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/WCHL 12/2/6
Scope and Contents
Speech on the Coronation of [? Queen Elizabeth II]. Shellac 12" disc.
Dates:
1953-08
Conditions Governing Access:
Access copy on cd.