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4 days ago · Anton Lesser. Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952 [1]) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Thomas More in Wolf Hall, Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Clement Attlee in A United Kingdom, Chief Superintendent Bright in Endeavour, [2] and Major Partagaz in Star Wars: Andor. An associate of the ...
2 days ago · Under the premierships of Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan he was appointed to a series of increasingly senior posts, including Leader of the House of Lords and Foreign Secretary. In the latter post, which he held from 1960 to 1963, he supported United States resolve in the Cuban Missile Crisis and in August 1963 was the United Kingdom's signatory to the Partial Nuclear ...
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Jul 16, 2024 · Macmillan was the first Western leader to visit the Soviet Union after World War Two, and was a major supporter of decolonization. It is during his government that many British possessions in Africa and Asia were granted independence. Macmillan's government was rocked by a series of scandals, including the famous Profumo affair.
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4 days ago · Robert W. Pringle. Profumo affair, in British history, political and intelligence scandal in the early 1960s that helped topple the Conservative Party government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Involving sex, a Russian spy, and the secretary of state for war, the scandal captured the attention of the British public.
2 days ago · v. t. e. James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC, FRS, FSS (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976, Leader of the Opposition twice ...
Jul 2, 2024 · "Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold" published on by Oxford University Press. The son of a publisher (and grandson of a Scottish crofter), Macmillan was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He served with the Grenadier Guards during World War I and was wounded three times, on the third occasion seriously.
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Jul 12, 2024 · The family of Harold Macmillan, Conservative prime minister from 1957 to 1963, reportedly enjoyed their time in Downing Street, although there were strict rules about children riding bikes through ...
