Lords of the Admiralty

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” –Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill ended up doing just as he said he would. He wrote history. He modernized the British military, was a leading supporter for the rearmament of Britain, and put many social and domestic reforms in place. Winston Churchill’s immovable attitude against the Nazi’s lead to the eventual defeat of the Germans during WWII. He forged key alliances with the US and Russia in order to defeat the Nazis and helped to sculpt

Lord North- Lord North is the prime minister of Britain during 1770. He persuaded parliament to repeal some of the taxes they had leveed on America, such as the Townshend Acts. He did have Britain keep one tax on the colonists. This was the 3 pence tax on the tea sold in the American port. It was mostly as a sign of dominance. George Grenville- Grenville was the prime minister of England that pasted many taxes in America. The colonist, because of all the regulations he had put on them, hated him

The Stamp Act was passed on March 22, 1765. It would take effect on November 1st of the same year. This act was used to pay a tax on basically every piece of paper. The people that it affected were the colonists. It was stated in the act that the admiralty courts would have jurisdiction over the offenders. This was viewed as an attempt to lessen the power of the colonial courts (SFI one, About Education). The act was also created to take money directly from the colonists because of the British being

Sir Winston Spencer-Churchill: A Biography Hannah Atkins English 12 May 2015 "Never, never, never give up" – 1941 speech to the students of Harrow Abstract This paper explores the personal life and career of Sir Winston Spencer- Churchill (1874-1965). Soldier, member of Parliament, Prime Minister twice, husband, father, leader- all of these apply to Winston Churchill, one of the most influential men of the twentieth century, and possibly all of time. He became one of the youngest members

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on November 30 1874 and died on 24 January, 1965. He was the son of politician Lord Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome (an American). He was a direct descendant of the first Duke of Marlborough. Physically he was a small man at 5 feet tall. Churchill attended Harrow and Sandhurst. When his father died in 1895, Churchill was commissioned in the fourth hussars. He later obtained a leave and worked during the Cuban war as a reporter for the London

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” This quote by an iconic and one of the most beloved leaders to ever live, Sir Winston Churchill, explains the dire need to stay positive in any situation possible. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom throughout the 1940s and 50s. His superb Leadership skills is one of the main reasons why World War 2 came to an end. Mr. Churchill had an abundant amount of accomplishments

System (P1) The Tracks: There are three tracks in the civil court system, the small claims track, the fast track and the multi-track. These three tracks were formed under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to make it easier to deal with cases of different complexity. The Act has put in place a series of checks to “sort” the cases according to size of case, the complexity of the case and the size of the compensation asked for. This is achieved through a questionnaire completed by the parties. Small Claim

World War II, for must people, comes with particular interests or focuses. My interest was on the battle tactics of General Patton, someone I have looked up to since my undergraduate days. However, this rather large volume did a great job of showing me a different focus during this time, the British perspectives on the war and their assessment of the United States prior to America entrance in to the war in 1941. There is voluminous literature for the period 1937-1941 focusing on political, diplomatic

Larson, Erik. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, 2015. New York: Crown Publishers, 2015, 430 pp. Erik Larson’s purpose of “Dead Wake” is to create a real-life feel of the events that actually occurred on the Lusitania. It seems as if he wanted to take the evidence he acquired and create a story that would capture readers attention by the emotional connection with the characters and provide them with a map, letters, and other documents. He also seemed to want to educate his readers not

4,435. It is estimated that roughly 4,435 American deaths occurred in combat during the Revolutionary War (America’s Wars 2013). This figure does not include the thousands that also would have died from disease, malnutrition, etc. This figure, likewise, does not include the deaths from the British. How could these deaths possibly be justified? For a group of colonies that prided themselves in their Christian heritage, this destruction perhaps may seem ironic. After all, the famous words of 1 John