British Political and social Historian
Dr Elliot Clark is a British Political and Social Historian with a PhD in History from the University of Plymouth.
‘Clark’s research into the life and family of Winston Churchill is ground-breaking and transformative, taking us behind the historical and public facade to the inner worlds of his family life and closest relationships. ‘ – Dr. Harry Bennett, University of Plymouth
Blog Posts
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Mary Soames: 100 years since Birth
Former Prime Minister, David Cameron, remarked that Lady Mary Soames (née Churchill) was ‘an eyewitness to some of the most important moments in our recent history.’ This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mary Soames. Born on September 15th, 1922, Mary was the fifth and youngest daughter of Britain’s wartime Prime Minister Sir
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REVIEW: ‘Cheers, Mr Churchill!’
Andrew Liddle, Cheers, Mr Churchill!: Winston in Scotland (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2022). RRP: £20.00 Churchill spent over 50 years at the helm of British politics, nearly 15 of which were spent as a Member of Parliament for Dundee, but despite this, Churchill’s relationship with Scotland is often neglected in historiography. Andrew Liddle, in his new book,
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Welcome!!
Hello and welcome!! As I progress through the world of academia, working on my PhD, I will be using this page to provide reviews on the latest publications in the field of British politics, as well as provide unseen glimpses into my research. As a historian, I have one key aim; To shed a light
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