Group    From 1919  To 12/4/1946

League of Nations

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 It was superseded by the United Nations.

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League of Nations

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Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864 - 1958, creator of the League of Nations, li...

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Hackney Peace Carnival

Hackney Peace Carnival

Maggie Thatcher in power, the cold war, Anglo-American capitalism, loony-left councillors in Hackney... ah, those were the days.

Event, Community / Clubs, Peace, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Gerald Holtom

Gerald Holtom

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 ...

Person, Craft / Design, Peace

1 memorial
United Nations

United Nations

Founded after World War II, to replace the League of Nations. Its stated aims are: 'facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, hum...

Group, Peace

4 memorials
Philip Noel-Baker

Philip Noel-Baker

Politician and Nobel prize-winner. Born Philip John Noel-Baker at Woodstock, Brondesbury Park, the son of Joseph Allen Baker. Educated in Britain and America. During his career at Cambridge, he was...

Person, Peace, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games, USA

1 memorial
Agnes Maude Royden

Agnes Maude Royden

Settlement work in Liverpool then London, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, edited Common Cause, Church League for Women’s Suffrage, preacher, pacifist, later campaigned for ordination ...

Person, Gender Issues, Peace, Religion

1 memorial