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In 1920, he was the war secretary who sent the violent Black and Tans constables to Ireland.

Never has so much hate been shown by so few

Keeler - played by Kingsman star Sophie Cookson - became a household name when it emerged the 19-year-old former model had been having an affair with both the war secretary John Profumo and Yevgeny Ivanov, a Soviet embassy official.

Sex, lies and politics; STARS TO FILM TV DRAMA ON 60S SCANDAL Actors transform into key players of Profumo affair

Keeler - played by Kingsman star Sophie Cookson - became a household name when it emerged that the 19-year-old former model had been having an affair with both the war secretary John Profumo and Yevgeny Ivanov, a Soviet embassy official.

SEX, LIES & POLITICS; STARS FILM TV DRAMA ABOUT 60s SCANDAL; Actors transformed into the key players in the Profumo affair, which shocked and rocked the establishment, for new six-part BBC series

Keeler was a model and nightclub dancer in 1963 when she had an affair with British War Secretary John Profumo.

Illinois presidential hopeful; king of Romania; France's Elvis

She was the central and seductive figure in a searing story of sex, intrigue and espionage which led to the shaming of John Profumo, who was forced to quit his job as War Secretary, and to leave Parliament altogether.

The dangerous liaisons that led to a teenage showgirl's infamy; Chris Moncrieff recalls the late Christine Keeler, whose involvement in the Profumo affair led to the downfall of the Tory government in 1964

He was forced to quit his job as War Secretary following lurid dis closures of high-society sex parties and claims he had shared a mistress with a Soviet defence attache.

Christine Keeler dies at age of 75

In 1963 War Secretary John Profumo, MP for Stratford-upon-Avon, was forced to resign from the Cabinet for lying to the House of Commons over his affair with 19-year-old Keeler, who had a simultaneous affair with a Soviet attache.

BBC announces major new drama about Profumo affair

Cultivating political allies, Stanton rose to serve in three presidential cabinets: as attorney general for James Buchanan during the secession crisis, as Lincoln's second war secretary, and in the same position for Andrew Johnson until supporting his impeachment.

Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton

The civic building was chosen due to its historical links with World War I as it used to hold recruitment rallies with War Secretary Earl Kitchener.

N.Wales to miss out on Tower poppies; BUT ONE COUNCIL HOPING FOR BETTER NEWS IN 2016