Attlee, Clement Richard, first Earl Attlee (1883–1967), prime minister

by R. C. Whiting

  • Early years and education
  • Social work and the army, 1905–1919
  • Entering national politics, 1919–1931
  • The 1930s: into leadership
  • The Second World War
  • Government 1945–1950: foreign policy
  • Government 1945–1950: domestic politics
  • The final years: 1951–1967
  • Personal qualities and political significance

References

Themes

  • Order of Merit
  • Prime ministers of the United Kingdom
  • Leaders of the Labour Representation Committee and the Labour Party

Other online resources

  • Bibliography of British and Irish history
  • Churchill Archive
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • National Register of Archives
  • Who Was Who

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