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  2. Anthony Eden - Wikipedia

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    Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promotion as a young Conservative member of Parliament, he became foreign secretary aged 38 ...

  3. Suez Crisis - Wikipedia

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    Suez Crisis. The Suez Crisis [a] or the Second Arab–Israeli War, [8] [9] [10] also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression [b] in the Arab world [11] and as the Sinai War [c] in Israel, [d] was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel invaded on 29 October, having done so with the primary objective of re-opening the ...

  4. Jeremy Northam - Wikipedia

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    Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an English actor. Northam has featured in notable films including Emma, An Ideal Husband, Gosford Park, The Winslow Boy and Enigma. In television, he also played Thomas More in the Showtime series The Tudors and from 2016 to 2017 he appeared as Anthony Eden in the Netflix series The Crown .

  5. Stalag Luft III murders - Wikipedia

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    Outrage at the killings was expressed immediately, both in the prison camp, among comrades of the escaped prisoners and in the United Kingdom, where Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden rose in the House of Commons to announce in June 1944 that those guilty of what the British government suspected was a war crime would be "brought to exemplary justice."

  6. 1955 United Kingdom general election - Wikipedia

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    The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election in 1951. It was a snap election: after Winston Churchill retired in April 1955, Anthony Eden took over and immediately called the election in order to gain a mandate for his government. It resulted in a majority of 60 seats ...

  7. List of Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series) characters

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    Anthony Eden. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, Sir Hallam's boss, played by Anthony Calf. Lord Halifax. Foreign Secretary from early 1938, replacing Eden, played by Ken Bones. Sir Oswald Mosley. Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists, played by George Asprey. Casper Landry

  8. Eden ministry - Wikipedia

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    The Eden ministry was formed following the resignation of Winston Churchill in April 1955. Anthony Eden, then- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, took over as Leader of the Conservative Party, and thus became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Upon assuming office, Eden asked Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve parliament and called a ...

  9. Homicide, more charged in Eden crash that killed pedestrian ...

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    What happened in the 2023 crash in Eden. Thornton was involved in an incident that occurred on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at 8:03 p.m. Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and EMS ...