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Mar 3, 2011 · Britain was overshadowed by two new superpowers, the United States and Soviet Union. For these reasons, it may seem strange that the loss of India did not lead to a drastic reappraisal of...
The sovereign also has the power to dismiss the prime minister, but the last time this power was exercised was in 1834, when William IV dismissed Lord Melbourne; [21] since then, prime ministers have only left office upon their resignation, which they are expected to offer to the monarch upon losing their majority in the House of Commons.
Independence and Partition, 1947. The birth of India and Pakistan as independent states in 1947 was a key moment in the history of Britain’s empire and its army. But the process of partition was attended by mass migration and ethnic violence that has left a bitter legacy to this day.
- Introduction to Partition
- Communal Disturbances
- Documents at The National Archives
- Teachers' Notes
The partition of British India occurred in August 1947 when the British government withdrew from India after almost two hundred years of British rule. People in British India had called for independence for decades. But, until the early 1940s, very few people–in Britain or India–would have thought that this independence would take the form of divid...
Our mystery document begins with the heading ‘communal disturbances’ which is a word we do not really recognisetoday. But it was a term that was widely used by officials in British-India to describe tensions between different religious groups. The use of the term ‘communal’ instead of just saying ‘religious’showed that the British thought they were...
The documents at The National Archives alongside those at the British Library India Office collection and records published in the Transfer of Power collection are some of the major collections of records in the UK about the period we are studying. While there is some duplication, the records at The National Archives are particularly strong for rec...
This film and set of resources issuitable for an assembly, form time or a lesson on the history of the partition of British India. The film is around 10 minutes in length. There is an accompanying glossary to support students.
Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal...
The new Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, was determined Britain would remain a great power and maintain its colonial empire despite the economic constraints of post-war Britain. At the Potsdam conference in July 1945, the Allied powers decided that South East Asia Command, under the command of Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, would be ...
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Mar 15, 2021 · The ‘plant badges’ for England, Northern Ireland and Scotland - the Tudor rose, shamrock and thistle – are all examples of royal heraldic symbols. You can see them at the bottom of the United Kingdom’s Coat of Arms, used to visually represent the union of these countries.
