Minister, Edward Heath, took the UK into the EEC in January 1973 after President de – Gaulle of France had blocked UK membership twice in the 1960s
Gaulle of France had blocked UK membership twice in the 1960s.
This page lists a selection of key dates in the development of the European Union, from its initial concept after the Second World War to the present, and in the UK's relationship with the EU
32.8% to stay in Europe. 1973 Denmark, Ireland and Britain joined the EEC. 1969 Charles
A letter dating back to 1647 from a nine-year-old King Louis XIV was shown to France’s ambassador to the UK by the Speaker of the House of Commons
letter, Louis XIV informed the British authorities that he had recalled Monsieur de
Address to Aung San Suu KyiWestminster HallThursday 21 June 2012
In recent times only a few international figures – Charles de Gaulle, Nelson Mandela
Westminster Hall is used mainly for occasions of state and important ceremonies today: a rule from between the wars states that events should have a legal, parliamentary or national significance
the United Nations in 1970 and 1995 the 700th and 750th anniversaries of Simon de
