Tag: UK

  • Confession

    Confession Confession (theology), in Jewish and Christian theology, acknowledgment of sins to God in order to obtain absolution. The need for confession is mentioned frequently in the Bible, especially in the exhortations of the prophets. In Judaism, Yom Kippur is a day of fasting, confession, […]

  • League of Nations

    The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]

  • League of Nations

    The League of Nations was the ill-fated predecessor of the United Nations. Origins To Alexander of Russia's scheme of a Holy Alliance we need only briefly allude. Though admirable in intention it was rejected as "sublime nonsense and mysticism” by Castlereagh, and it eventually […]

  • Balkans

    History of the Balkans The following commentary about Balkans in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Area centred around the Balkan Peninsula, comprising Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, as well as smaller Greek and Serb states. The scene of intense […]

  • Balkans

    History of the Balkans The following commentary about Balkans in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Area centred around the Balkan Peninsula, comprising Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, as well as smaller Greek and Serb states. The scene of intense […]

  • Chancellery

    Chancellery in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Chancellery: The office of Germany's Chancellor (prime minister). CIS. See Commonwealth of Independent States.

  • Chancellery

    Chancellery in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Chancellery: The office of Germany's Chancellor (prime minister). CIS. See Commonwealth of Independent States.

  • Hotel Matignon

    Matignon or Hotel Matignon in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Matignon or Hotel Matignon: The office of France's Prime Minister.

  • Centre for Economic Performance

    Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Centre for Economic Performance (CEP): A British research institute funded by the government as well as by […]

  • Centre for Economic Policy Research

    Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR): A British research institute specializing in international trade and […]

  • Whitehall

    Whitehall in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Whitehall: Britain's Foreign Ministry.

  • Downing Street

    Downing Street (No 10) in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Downing Street (No 10): The office of Britain's Prime Minister.

  • Reichstag

    History of the Reichstag The following commentary about Reichstag in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): The German parliament. Its building in Berlin was a symbol of parliamentary government in Germany, so that its destruction by fire in 1933 was a major […]

  • Reichstag

    History of the Reichstag The following commentary about Reichstag in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): The German parliament. Its building in Berlin was a symbol of parliamentary government in Germany, so that its destruction by fire in 1933 was a major […]

  • Paymaster General

    History of the Paymaster General The following commentary about Paymaster General in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): The Government Minister in the Treasury with the responsibility for payments to the civil service and armed forces.