| Evidence: | 'I went to a party given by Mr Baldwin [Prime Minister] to the junior Ministers at No. 10. We all sat round the Cabinet Table and old S.B. read out the King's Speech.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 21 Nov 1886 and 4 Nov 1936 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: 10 Downing Street |
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| Listener: | Harold Nicolson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 21 Nov 1886 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Junior ministers and any other guests attending the party. |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | King's Speech |
| Genre: | Politics, King's Speech |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 20107 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harold Nicolson | |
| Editor: | Nigel Nicolson | |
| Title: | Vita and Harold | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1992 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 287 | |
| Additional comments: | Quotation taken from a letter dated 4 November 1936 written by Harold Nicolson to Vita Sackville-West. Letter written from 4 King's Bench Walk, London. |
| Citation: | Harold Nicolson, Nigel Nicolson (ed.), Vita and Harold (Great Britain, 1992), p. 287, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20107, accessed: 02 May 2024 | |
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