A follower of Lord Acton who was independently wealthy, he never held an academic position, but knew the work of historians of continental Europe. He was elected at the general election of as Liberal Member of Parliament for Bath , but lost the seat at the general election of January During the s, in seeing that war was approaching, he encouraged the Trust to put aside a small fund to assist the educational needs of Second World War refugees. Gooch edited the Contemporary Review from until After the First World War , Gooch became an influential historian of Europe of the period and was critical of British policy.
He was active in the Union of Democratic Control. For about ten years from the mids onwards, he was involved, with Harold Temperley , in the publication of the official British diplomatic history. Gooch has been noted as a significant revisionist historian of the Europe of the early 20th century, in particular in relation to the causes of the First World War. Gooch received many honours. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools.
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