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A compendium of facts eventually to appear as a reader’s guide.

CHURCHILL’S SOVEREIGNS

Queen Victoria, 1837-1901
King Edward VII, 1901-1910
King George V, 1910-1936
King Edward VIII, 1936
King George VI, 1936-1952
Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-date

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PRIME MINISTERS 1874-1965

William Gladstone, Lib., 1868-74
Benjamin Disraeli, Cons., 1874-80
William Gladstone, Lib., 1880-85
Marquess of Salisbury, Cons., 1885-86
William Gladstone, Lib., 1886
Marquess of Salisbury, Cons., 1886-92
William Gladstone, Lib., 1892-94
Earl of Rosebery, Lib., 1894-95
Marquess of Salisbury, Cons., 1895-02
Arthur Balfour, Cons., 1902-05
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Lib., 1905-08
Herbert H. Asquith, Lib., 1908-16
David Lloyd George, Lib., 1916-22
Andrew Bonar Law, Cons., 1922-23
Stanley Baldwin, Cons., 1923-24
James Ramsay MacDonald, Lab. 1924
Stanley Baldwin, Cons., 1924-29
James Ramsay MacDonald, Lab., 1929-31
James Ramsay Macdonald, Nat., 1931-35
Stanley Baldwin, Cons., 1935-37
Neville Chamberlain, Cons., 1937-40
Winston S. Chuchill, Nat., 1940-45
Winston S. Churchill, Cons., 1945
Clement Attlee, Lab., 1945-51
Winston S. Churchill, Cons., 1951-55
Sir Anthony Eden, Cons., 1955-57
Harold Macmillan, Cons., 1957-63
Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Cons., 1963-64
Harold Wilson, Lab., 1964-70

PEER OF THE REALM

Holds one or more of five possible titles of nobility bestowed upon them or their ancestors by the monarch. In descending order of precedence they are:

Duke/Duchess
Marquess/Marchioness
Earl/Countess
Viscount/Viscountess
Baron/Baroness

A Duke/Duchess can never be known by any other title. A Baron/Baroness is always referred to as “Lord/Lady” except in the most legalistic circumstances. The other three degrees use their official titles in formal situations but are “Lord/Lady” informally. The eldest son of a Duke, Marquess or Earl is known by his father’s title until he himself succeeds. Younger sons have the courtesy title “Lord” (e.g.,Randolph Churchill) but are not peers. Since 1958, with only five exceptions, peerages have been conferred only for life (in the degree Baron/Baroness). Baronets and Knights are not peers.