Language | British English |
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Subject | General |
Genre | Almanac |
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Publication date | 1868–2021 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Almanac |
OCLC | 220734304 |
Website | www |
Whitaker's is a reference book, published annually in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was originally published by J. Whitaker & Sons from 1868 to 1997, next by HM Stationery Office until 2003 and then by A. & C. Black, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bloomsbury Publishing in 2011. The publication was acquired by Rebellion Publishing in 2020,[3] with the 153rd edition appearing on 15 April 2021.[4][5] In mid-2022, Rebellion announced that there would not be a 2022 edition and no further editions have appeared since then.[6]
The 117th in its series, this volume provides considerable information on British government and society. The complete edition also includes several additional pages that cover such topics as the British Commonwealth of Nations, dependent territories, basic information on foreign countries, the United Nations, sports and the arts, the media, British architecture, science, education, trade unions, and more. Volume contains index.
We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of "Who's Who " and "Whitaker's Almanack ". Both these publications maintain their usual very high standard, though the war has naturally affected them considerably. In "Whitaker's Almanack" the space devoted last year to "The World's Peace" and " Proceedings of the Hague Tribunal " has this year been given up to an account of the origins of "The Great War", which we commend to our readers' attention. We note with approval the omission of the Emperor William's and the Crown Prince's name, with those of other belligerents, from the list of Knights of the Garter