Time Period: 1910-1929
Margot Asquith (Countess of Oxford and Asquith), 1864-1945
Emma Alice Margaret Tennant later became Mrs Asquith and eventually the first Countess of Oxford and Asquith but she was universally known as ‘Margot’. Margot was married to an immense personality, yet was also a great personality in her own right, who appears to have exerted significant influence over the career of her husband. Unlike…
A Liberal for all seasons?
The political career of Percy Alport Molteno, 1861–1937 (Part 2: 1914–37)
Working with Labour: The Liberal Party & the Balance of Power. 11 March 2022
The 1920s were a challenging decade for the Liberal Party. With the advance of Labour, the Liberals were now the third force in British politics. The Asquith and Lloyd George factions united to contest the 1923 general election as one party, but tensions remained. The election resulted in a hung parliament, with the Liberals holding…
A Liberal for All Seasons?
An examination of the political career of Percy Alport Molteno, 1861–1937 (Part 1: 1861–1914).
Lloyd George and the Versailles Treaty
An analysis of Lloyd George’s role in the Paris peace conference.
Eleanor Acland, 1878-1933
Eleanor Acland was born Eleanor Margaret Cropper in Westmoreland in 1878, into a family with political connections. Her paternal grandfather, Sir James Cropper, was Liberal MP for Kendal from 1880 to 1885, while her maternal grandfather was Lord Knutsford who had been a Conservative MP and secretary to the colonies from 1887 to 1892. After…