The English statesman David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1863-1945), was prime minister from 1916 to 1922. Although he was one of Britain's most successful wartime leaders, he contributed greatly to the decline of the Liberal party....

David Lloyd George was an unlikely politician who was responsive, talkative, amusing, and keen to please. He worked hard and took chances to succeed in life. Winston Churchill stated that Britain owes more to Lloyd than any other individual. However, many biographies stressed he...

This article revises the accepted narrative about British foreign policy in the aftermath of the First World War, which portrays the Foreign Secretary and Foreign Office as subservient to a dynamic and interventionist Prime/Minister in the formulation of foreign policy. It argues that the...

Britain's Liberal Democrats elected the youthful Nick Clegg as their third leader in two years Tuesday, and he vowed to reverse a slump in fortunes and woo voters disenchanted with modern politics.Clegg, 40, narrowly beat fellow ex-European lawmaker Chris Huhne, 53, to lead the third-ranked...

Before Winston Churchill, there was David Lloyd George, Britain's prime minister during World War I.Lloyd George is a hero to many in the U.K. for his wartime leadership and for reforming the nation's economic and social fabric.Born in 1863, he grew up in the Welsh...