1927 ⟶ Formal Change of Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

May 13: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland offi...
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🇬🇧 H. H. Asquith Appointed British Prime Minister

April 8: Liberal H. H. Asquith becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
H. H. Asquith Appointed British Prime Minister (1908)
Prime MinisterLiberal PartyEdwardian EraBritish EmpireGovernment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 David Lloyd George Appointed UK Prime Minister

December 6: Liberal David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
David Lloyd George Appointed UK Prime Minister (1916)
Prime MinisterWorld War ILiberal PartyGovernmentBritish Empire
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 Bonar Law Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

October 23: Conservative Bonar Law becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
Bonar Law Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1922)
Prime MinisterConservative PartyBritish EmpireInterwar PeriodGovernment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 Stanley Baldwin Appointed UK Prime Minister

May 22: Stanley Baldwin becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
Stanley Baldwin Appointed UK Prime Minister (1923)
Prime MinisterConservative PartyBritish PoliticsGovernment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 Formal Change of Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

May 13: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland officially becomes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.⟶
Formal Change of Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927)
Northern IrelandBritish EmpirePolitical GeographyGovernment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 Harold Macmillan Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

January 10: Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.⟶
Harold Macmillan Appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1957)
Prime MinisterCold WarBritish EmpireConservative Party
United KingdomUnited Kingdom