Founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. At its height, it had 58 member states. Although achieving much in its early years, it was unable to prevent the aggression of the Axis powers in the 1930s. It was superseded by the United Nations.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
League of Nations
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864 - 1958, creator of the League of Nations, li...
Artist and designer of the peace symbol in 1958. Graduated from the Royal College of Arts. Conscientious objector in WW2. In 1958 he was working for the Ministry of Education. On 21 February 1958 ...
Pacifist, Labour MP, life peer, CND founder, free-thinker, campaigner for peace and racial equality. President of Liberation. Born Calcutta. Died Watford General Hospital, Hertfordshire. Until at l...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Peace, Politics & Administration, India
Born Yorkshire. Graduated with and maintained a long friendship with Vera Brittain. Writer, reformer and pacifist.
Vera Mary Brittain was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire the daughter of Thomas Arthur Brittain (1864-1935) and Edith Mary Brittain (1868-1948). Her father was a paper manufacturer. The 1...
Up until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 Britain and France had been at war on and off for centuries. The Entente Cordiale ('cordial agreement' doesn't really do it justice) settled a number...
RBKC and British History Online have a lot of information about the creation of this square, with plans and drawings.
See Norwich Place/York House for more about the history of this site. In 1874 the construction of Embankment Gardens left this watergate high and dry. In 1893, the watergate having fallen into de...
Sculptor. Born France but moved to London in 1872 and eventually took British nationality. Late in life wrote three books which are still standard texts for many students. Died at home, 50 Perry...
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