Oct 6, 2026 | in-depth essay
Prepared by AMSR using the Archive Structural increase in Prime-Ministerial power From the 1980s onwards, the British government underwent a quiet but profound transformation: the centre of power shifted decisively towards No.10. This wasn’t a single moment or a...
Oct 6, 2026 | in-depth essay
Prepared by AMSR using the Archive Introduction: Kosovo, humanitarian intervention, and the politics of leadership The Kosovo conflict of 1999 was the first major European war of the post-Cold War era and the first time NATO launched sustained military action without...
Oct 6, 2026 | in-depth essay
Prepared by AMSR using the Archive Margaret Thatcher emerged from the Falklands War with a level of political authority unmatched by any peacetime Prime Minister in the post-war era. The conflict transformed her from a leader under pressure into a figure commanding...
Oct 6, 2026 | in-depth essay
Prepared by AMSR using the Archive Overview The Falklands War is the clearest modern example of a British Prime Minister acquiring extraordinary power to dictate events and shape policy. In just twelve weeks, Margaret Thatcher moved from a politically embattled...
Oct 6, 2026 | in-depth essay
Prepared by AMSR using the Archive Or, how Margaret Thatcher used her authority to force through a policy that neither the public nor many Cabinet members supported. Margaret Thatcher entered Downing Street in May 1979 determined not to manage the postwar economic...
Aug 14, 2026 | in-depth essay
Amelia McEvoy Amelia recently completed her history degree at Queen Mary University, London. For her dissertation she focused on the developing impact of British beauty culture on women in the post-war years 1950-80. Here she describes the process of shaping her...
