John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone
1 portrait of John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone
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John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone
by Fox Photos Ltd
bromide press print, 1 October 1946
9 5/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (243 mm x 194 mm) image size
Transferred from Evening Standard Library, before 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x184096
Sitterback to top
- John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone (1868-1947), Politician, Secretary of State for War and soldier. Sitter in 18 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Isle of Wight (sitter's home, Mottistone Manor, Isle of Wight)
Events of 1946back to top
Current affairs
The new Labour government begins to act upon the recommendations of the Beveridge Report (1942) by nationalising The Bank of England and Imperial Communications, bringing in a National Insurance Bill, and setting plans for the National Health Service. Nationalisation of industry and the provision of free healthcare and welfare were the main aims of post-war domestic politics.Art and science
Mervyn Peake publishes Titus Groan; the first of his Gormenghast Trilogy. The three novels are regarded as classics of the fantasy genre, although they contain no magic or intelligent non-human characters, so might more appropriately be described as belonging to the 'gothic' or 'fantastic' genre.International
Nazi officials are tried for their part in the War and the Holocaust at Nuremberg. The trials were to prosecute war criminals and the location was chosen because it was the site of the annual Nazi rallies, and therefore seen as a fitting place for the demise of the party. The Nuremberg Trials paved the way for post-war developments in international criminal law.Comments back to top
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