Defence of the Realm is a 1986 British political thriller film directed by David Drury, starring Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, and Denholm Elliott, with...
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The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5, published in the United States as Defend the Realm, is an authorised history of the British Security...
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The Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 29) (DORA) was passed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 1914, four days after the country entered...
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Defence of the Realm might refer to: Defence of the Realm, a 1985 political thriller film Defence of the Realm, a 1996 documentary about the workings of...
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MI5 (redirect from The Intelligence Organization for National Security of England)
official history titled The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5, written by Christopher Andrew, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History...
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Gabriel Byrne (category Critics of the Catholic Church)
debut came in the Irish drama serial The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken. He went on to star in such films as Defence of the Realm (1986), Lionheart...
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as "Defence Regulations") as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for securing the public safety, the defence of the realm, the maintenance of public...
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The Defence of the Realm Act 1798 (38 Geo. 3. c. 27) was an Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain "to enable His Majesty more effectually to provide...
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and laws for the "defence of the realm". The minister is responsible, through the tenets of responsible government, to Parliament for "the management and...
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Denholm Elliott (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
Function (1984) and Defence of the Realm (1986), and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Emerson in A Room...
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Robbie Coltrane (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
(1980), Balham, Gateway to the South (1981), Scrubbers (1983), Krull (1983), The Supergrass (1985), Defence of the Realm (1985), Absolute Beginners (1986)...
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and Defence of the Realm (1985). Hancock died on 30 May 2025, at the age of 83. Space: 1999 (1975–1976) Doctor Who (1970, 1973, 1975, 1978) The Protectors...
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the British Defence of the Realm Acts, and granted the Executive very wide powers of preventive detention, internment without trial, restriction of writing...
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shortfalls, the government passed legislation such as the Defence of the Realm Act 1914, to give it new powers. The war saw a move away from the idea of "business...
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Roger Deakins (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
(1998). Throughout the 1980s, Deakins continued working in Britain, serving as cinematographer for films including Defence of the Realm (1986), Sid and Nancy...
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Roger Hollis (category Companions of the Order of the Bath)
his book The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 (2009), the Cambridge historian Christopher Andrew rejects this theory. The government's...
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Fulton Mackay (category Officers of the Order of the British Empire)
Defence of the Realm (1985). Under the pseudonym of Aeneas MacBride, Mackay wrote plays for the BBC. His Dalhousie's Luck, a drama set at the time of...
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Harold Wilson plot allegations (category Political history of the United Kingdom)
and other British and Irish politicians. In The Defence of the Realm (2009), the first authorised history of MI5, by Christopher Andrew, it was shown that...
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Yer Underpants Innit in early 1983. Their next release was the five-track Defence of the Realm EP. By this time George had been replaced on bass by former...
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David Calder (actor) (category Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School)
the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. His other film appearances include Moonlighting (1982), Defence of the Realm (1986), American Friends...
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The Defence of the Realm Act 1803 (43 Geo. 3 c. 55) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act was bought before the House of Commons...
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John Stonehouse (category People who resigned from the Privy Council of the United Kingdom)
the spy allegation was substantiated in the official history of MI5, The Defence of the Realm (2009) by Cambridge historian Christopher Andrew. In December...
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Additional Forces Acts 1803 (redirect from Defence of the Realm (England) Act 1803)
A set of three Additional Forces Acts of July 1803 created an Army of Reserve for the defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against...
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the operation of the order can no longer remain suspended without detriment to the public safety or the defence of the realm. (3) For the purposes of...
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Clockwork Orange (plot) (category 20th-century history of the British Army)
House of Commons. col. 108. Leigh, David (9 October 2009). "The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 by Christopher Andrew". The Guardian...
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of Defence but it is under new Defence Secretary Tom King a man he considers ghastly. Clark has finally made it into the coveted Ministry of Defence but...
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Jeremy Swift (category Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting)
studied drama at Guildford School of Acting from 1978 to 1981 and worked almost exclusively in theatre throughout the 1980s, working with companies such...
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John Maclean (Scottish socialist) (redirect from John Maclean's Speech From the Dock)
socialist of the Red Clydeside era. He was notable for his outspoken opposition to World War I, which caused his arrest under the Defence of the Realm Act and...
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The Danish Realm, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, or simply Denmark, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united...
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Frederick Treves (actor) (category Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
Elephant Man (1980), Nighthawks (1981), Defence of the Realm (1985), Paper Mask (1990), The Fool (1990), Afraid of the Dark (1991), Mad Dogs and Englishmen...
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