The country house of #DavidLloydGeorge, then Chancellor, was bombed #ThisDayInHistory in 1913. He had promised support for the #suffragettes, but did nothing. #EmmelinePankhurst, leading her #DirectAction campaign, took responsibility, then went on #HungerStrike and was released.
There are references in conversations between characters to actual historical figures - none of them still alive - these include #hannaharendt , #josephinebaker , #archbishopcarranza , #georgesclemenceau , #winstonchurchill , #bishopcolenso , #usmandanfodio , #indiragandhi , #benitojuarez , #davidlloydgeorge ,. #edwardlongshanks, #karlmarx , #claudemonet , #helphandparvus , #evaperón , #yitzakrabin , #oscarromero , #thaddeusstevens and #LeónTrotsky .
Ffestiniog Railway unveils Boston Lodge after £5m redevelopment http://dlvr.it/TKWcxn #Chaloner #DavidLloydGeorge #FfestiniogRailway #HughNapier
Ffestiniog Railway unveils Boston Lodge after £5m redevelopment - VibeWire Magazine

Yesterday, the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways invited RailAdvent to see the official unveiling of the redevelopment over at Boston Lodge Works. The project cost…

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@ChrisMayLA6

I should add that #herbertasquith and #davidlloydgeorge - the two successive #liberal chancellors between 1906 and 1914 managed to fund both the modernisation of the #royalnavy and the institution of #nationalinsurance . They faced a constitutional crisis in 1910 as a result but still persisted - and succeeded.

WATCH: Steam trains running at Tan-y-Bwlch on the Ffestiniog Railway http://dlvr.it/TFMBxJ #BlaenauFfestiniog #DavidLloydGeorge #FfestiniogRailway
WATCH: Steam trains running at Tan-y-Bwlch on the Ffestiniog Railway - VibeWire Magazine

Over the summer, we spent a couple of weeks in North Wales and decided to spend a couple of hours one day at Tan-y-Bwlch on…

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"A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him, he is a statesman." — David Lloyd George— — — #DavidLloydGeorge #quote #quotes #politician #statesman #snarky #quip #humor #humorous #funny #politics
He stood for democracy in the age of the dictators, and steered his country through the General Strike, the Depression and the Abdication.
Britain needs more Stanley Baldwins
Britain needs more Stanley Baldwins

100 years after taking office, he remains our best PM

UnHerd

Today's #DailyPhoto is of the #Statue of #DavidLloydGeorge standing outside #Caernarfon #Castle . The statue depicts Lloyd George proudly carrying his favourite pet seagull which he famously never went anywhere without. (verification needed 😜 )

#Wales #Cymru

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps
#DavidLloydGeorge