William Tyler
Churchill: The Interwar Years 1922-1939
Summary
The second lecture about Churchill focuses on the interwar years, spanning from 1922 to 1939, which was marked by significant political events and shifts. It begins with Churchill serving as the Liberal Party Secretary of State for the Colonies and ends with him back in office as the conservative First Lord of the Admiralty. The discussion also touches on Churchill’s role in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922 and his involvement in the post-World War I settlement of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. Part 2 of 3.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre.
Yes, they can technically be so. What happens in Britain is the PM can make someone a member of the House of Lords. But I think now it’ll be impossible for any prime minister to appoint someone who wasn’t a member of parliament, to make them a member of parliament.
Well, one thing we know that if Britain and France stood up to the invasion of the Ruhr. Hitler said afterwards that he would’ve withdrawn. We could have drawn some lines whether it would ever have stopped Hitler in the end, I don’t know. What we could have done was to prepare for war earlier.