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| Birth of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| 28th May Birth of Randolph Churchill, Winston Churchill's only son |
| Black Friday Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 23rd Feb Accounts are published of police confrontation outside the Commons with Suffragettes |
| Committee Home Rule Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Appointed Member of Irish Home Rule Committee |
| Constitution Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 21st Feb Admits that Edward VII had not promised to create new Peers to reform the Lords |
| 21st Feb Introduces the Parliament Bill to the House of Commons |
| 10th Aug MP's are to be payed for the first time, œ400 a year |
| 10th Aug Passed by the House of Lords , the duration of Parliament is reduced from 7 to 5 yrs |
| 10th Aug The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills |
| Constitution Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Favors "Home Rule All Round", Parliaments for Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales |
| Favours an Imperial Parliament |
| London Favors "Home Rule All Round", Parliaments for Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales |
| London Favours an Imperial Parliament |
| 3rd Jan Advises Asquith to create 500 peers if necessary to pass the Parliament Act |
| 3rd Jan London Advises Asquith to create 500 peers if necessary to pass the Parliament Act |
| Constitution Redmond, John | |
| 11th Feb London Threatens to topple the Government if the Lords veto is not abolished |
| Coronation of George V George V | |
| 22nd June Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Great Britain |
| Demonstrations Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 23rd Feb Accounts are published of police confrontation outside the Commons with Suffragettes |
| 23rd Feb The WSPU claim police act under Churchill's instructions during Black Friday |
| 23rd Feb London Accounts are published of police confrontation outside the Commons with Suffragettes |
| 23rd Feb London The WSPU claim police act under Churchill's instructions during Black Friday |
| Devolution Britain Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 1st Mar Proposes Britain be divided into 10 with a local administration & elected assembly |
| Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| July Agadir Because of Germany's action at Agidir Churchill supports France & informs Lloyd-George |
| 4th July Cabinet decides Germany should consult Britain over Morocco |
| 4th July London Cabinet decides Germany should not influence Morocco without consulting Britain |
| 25th July In a letter to Grey proposes the British detach Spain from her pro-German position |
| 23rd Aug Forecasts German military plans in an attack on France at the Comm of Imperial Defence |
| 23rd Aug Forecasts the Germans will cross the Meuse on the 20th day of the invasion on France |
| 23rd Aug London Forecasts German military plans in an attack on France at the Comm of Imperial Defence |
| 23rd Aug London Forecasts the Germans will cross the Meuse on the 20th day of the invasion on France |
| 30th Aug Proposes to Grey France, Britain & Russia safeguard Belgium, Holland & Denmark |
| 30th Aug London Proposes to Grey France, Britain & Russia safeguard Belgium, Holland & Denmark |
| Diplomacy Lloyd George, David | |
| 21st July The Germans call Lloyd-George's Mansion House speech, "warning bordering on menace" |
| 21st July Warns Germany not to endanger peace over Morocco during his Mansion House speech |
| Director Military Op's Wilson Wilson | |
| Appointed Director of Military Operations at the War Office |
| Election Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 22nd Jan Conservatves increase their seats from 116 to 273 |
| 22nd Jan the Government depends on 41 Labour & 71 Irish |
| 22nd Jan The Liberals win the election with 275 seats |
| Feb Claims that Edward VII had promised to create new peers to reform the House of Lords |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 22nd Jan Dundee Elected Member of Parliament for Dundee with an increased majority |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 24th Oct London Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty |
| Governor General Australia Denman, Thomas | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia |
| Incident Agadir Grey, Edward | |
| Agadir Backs France against Germany in the Agadir Incident |
| Independence Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Sets up a Committee on Home Rule for Ireland under the chairmanship of Lord Loreburn |
| Sets up a Home Rule Comm of Lloyd George, Birrell, Churchill, Grey, Haldane & Samuel |
| Invasion of France Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 23rd Aug Forecasts the Germans will cross the Meuse on the 20th day of the invasion on France |
| 23rd Aug London Forecasts the Germans will cross the Meuse on the 20th day of the invasion on France |
| INV Casement, Roger | |
| Helps found the Irish National Volunteers |
| Knighthood Casement, Roger | |
| 1st Jan London Knighted for humanitarian work in the Congo & Brazil |
| Launch Centurion Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 17th Nov Devonport Launches the Centurion |
| 18th Nov Attends the launch of the HMS Centurion |
| Legislation Constitution Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 10th Aug The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills |
| Legislation Employment Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| The Liberal Government introduce unemployment insurance |
| Legislation National Ins Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Churchill is responsible for Part II of Lloyd George's National Insurance Act |
| Legislation National Ins Lloyd George, David | |
| Responsible for Part I of the National Insurance Act, introducing Health Insurance |
| Legislation Parliament Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 10th Aug The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills |
| Military Governor Kitchener, Horatio Herbert | |
| Appointed Military Governor of Egypt |
| Minister of Agriculture Runciman, Walter | |
| Appointed Minister of Agriculture |
| Minister of Defense Hughes, Samuel | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Naval War Staff Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 28th Oct Completes a memorandum advocating the creation of a Naval War Staff |
| 28th Oct London Completes a memorandum advocating the creation of a Naval War Staff |
| Party Leader Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| London Appointed Party Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| Party Leader MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 6th Feb London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 2nd term |
| Peerage Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| Cloan Created Viscount Cloan |
| Publication of Brooke Brooke, Rupert | |
| Publication of, "Poems" |
| Publication of Conrad Conrad, Joseph | |
| Publication of, "Under Western Eyes" |
| Publication of Wells Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "The New Machiavelli" |
| Reform of Employment Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| The Liberal Government introduce unemployment insurance |
| Reform of Employment Insurance Lloyd George, David | |
| Introduces Health & Unemployment Insurance |
| Reform of Health Insurance Lloyd George, David | |
| Introduces Health & Unemployment Insurance |
| Reform of House of Lords Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 10th Aug The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills |
| Reform of House of Lords George V | |
| London Insists an election is held to precede any reform to the House of Lords |
| Reform of Parliament Giffard, Hardinge Stanley | |
| During the crisis over the Parliament Act of 1911, Halsbury is one of the principal leaders of the rebel faction of Tory peers labelled the "Ditchers" who resolve on all out opposition to the government's bill whatever happened |
| Report Putuymayo Casement, Roger | |
| Completes the Putuymayo Report on the exploitation of rubber workers in Brazil |
| Resignation of Balfour Balfour, Arthur James | |
| 8th Nov London Resigns as Conservative Party leader over Irish Home Rule |
| Rule of Morocco Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 4th July Cabinet decides Germany should consult Britain over Morocco |
| 4th July London Cabinet decides Germany should not influence Morocco without consulting Britain |
| Secretary Labour Party Henderson, Arthur | |
| Appointed Secretary of the Labour Party |
| Siege of Sydney St Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 3rd Jan London 3 policemen are murderred by a gang & then trapped in Sydney St |
| 3rd Jan London "better to let the house burn down than spend good British lives" |
| 3rd Jan London Deploys Scots guards to cover an east London house when 2 anarchists fire on police |
| 3rd Jan London Instructs the firebrigade to let the house burn, 1 is shot & another asphyxiated |
| 18th Jan London Gives evidence at the Sydney St inquest |
| Speech Lloyd George Lloyd George, David | |
| 21st July The Germans call Lloyd-George's Mansion House speech, "warning bordering on menace" |
