Historical place archive

Athens in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Athens in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records7 event labels7 people1862–2003

Historical events in Athens

1862

1862
Succession
Victoria · House of Saxe-Coburg

Vivctorias 2nd son Alfred is elected King of Greece but refuses the throne

1944

24 December 1944
Restores Greek confidence in Britain
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · Coalition Government

Restores Greek confidence in Britain after demonstrations by the Nat Libreration Front

1950

November 1950
Visit to Athens
Elizabeth II · House of Windsor

Pays a royal state visit to Greece

1958

1958
Constitution of Great Britain
Maurice Harold MacMillan · Conservative Party Government

Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse plans for a duel constitution for Cyprus

1958
Independence of Cyprus
Maurice Harold MacMillan · Conservative Party Government

Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse plans for a duel constitution for Cyprus

1958
Independence of Great Britain
Maurice Harold MacMillan · Conservative Party Government

Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse plans for a duel constitution for Cyprus

1979

28 May 1979
Treaty of Accession
Donald Maitland · Government of Great Britain

Maitland signs on Britain's behalf as its senior permanent representative to the European Communities.

28 May 1979
Treaty of Accession
Peter Carington · Government of Great Britain

Carington signs for Britain as Foreign Secretary at the ceremony admitting Greece.

2003

16 April 2003
Treaty of Accession
Tony Blair · Government of Great Britain

Blair represents Britain when the Athens treaty completes the accession framework for ten incoming states.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Athens. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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