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| Armament Cassel, Ernest |  |
| 31st Jan Cassel warns Churchill & Lloyd George about German naval expansion |
| Armament Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Jan Learns plans to deepen the Kiel Canal, Britain will need 40 battleships within 24 hrs |
| 31st Jan Cassel warns Churchill & Lloyd George about German naval expansion |
| 14th Feb Circulates the new German Navy Law to the Cabinet |
| 18th Mar Announces in the Commons that for every German battleship built Britain should build 2 |
| 9th May Weymouth Present for the King's inspection of the Fleet |
| Birth of Powell, John Enoch Powell, John Enoch | |
| Stetchford Birth of John Enoch Powell |
| Brigadier General Horne | |
| London Appointed Brigadier-General |
| Chief IGS French French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| Appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| Composition of Holst Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda" |
| Council Cowans Cowans, John Steven | |
| London Appointed Member of the Army Council |
| Death of Booth, William Booth, William | |
| 20th Aug Death of William Booth |
| Death of Scott, Robert Falcon Scott, Robert Falcon | |
| 29th Mar Ross Ice Shelf Death of Robert Falcon Scott, 10 miles from "one ton depot" |
| Death of Wilson, Edward Wilson, Edward | |
| 29th Mar Ross Ice Shelf Death of Edward Wilson, freezes alongside Captain Scott |
| Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 18th Mar London Proposes a "Naval holiday", a suspension of naval construction by Britain & Germany |
| Diplomacy Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| 8th Feb London Visits Berlin to seek a reduction of tension between Britain & Germany |
| Education of George VI George VI | |
| Dartmouth Passes out from Dartmouth |
| Election Lansbury, George | |
| 26th Nov Bow Loses the Bow by-election when standing as an independent women's suffrage supporter |
| Estimates Comm Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| London Founds the Estimates Committee |
| London Founds the Estimates Committee to assist the Public Accounts Committee |
| Governor General Gold Coast Clifford, Hugh Charles | |
| Appointed Governor General of the GoldCoast |
| Home Rule Ireland Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| 9th April Pledges Conservative-Unionist support for Ulster resistance to Home Rule proposals |
| Independence Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 11th April London Asquith renews Liberal efforts to establish Irish Home Rule |
| 11th April London Home Rule Bill, The Irish Home Rule Bill is introduced in the House of Commons |
| Launch Titanic Smith, Edward | |
| 11th April Southampton Captains the Titanic as it leaves Southampton on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic |
| Legislation Ireland Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 11th April London Home Rule Bill, The Irish Home Rule Bill is introduced in the House of Commons |
| Libel Blackwood Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Takes libel action against Blackwood's magazine time as a prisoner in the Boer War |
| Lord Chancellor Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Maiden Voyage Titanic Smith, Edward | |
| 11th April Southampton Captains the Titanic as it leaves Southampton on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic |
| Marriage of Baden Powell, Robert Baden-Powell, Robert | |
| Marries Olave St Claire Soames |
| Party Treasurer MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| London Appointed Treasurer |
| Publication of Baden Powell Baden-Powell, Robert | |
| Publication of, "What Scouts Can Do: More Yarns for Scouts " |
| Publication of Bragg Bragg, William Henry | |
| Publication of, "Studies In Radioactivity" |
| Publication of Glyn Glyn, Elinor | |
| Publication of, "Halcyone" |
| Publication of Russell Russell | |
| Publication of, "The Problems of Philosophy" |
| Publication of Wells Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "Marriage" |
| Quartermaster General Cowans Cowans, John Steven | |
| London Appointed Quartermaster-General of the British Army |
| Rear Admiral Sturdee | |
| Appointed Rear Admiral 2nd battle squadron |
| Reform of Public Accounts Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| London Founds the Estimates Committee |
| Resignation of Lansbury Lansbury, George | |
| 26th Nov London Resigns from the Labour Party |
| RFC Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| 12th May London Creates the Royal Flying Corps |
| Scandal Lloyd George, David | |
| Purchases shares in Marconi after the Government agrees a contract with them |
| Secretary War Seely Seely, John | |
| London Appointed War Secretary |
| Secretary War St John Brodrick St John Brodrick, William | |
| London Appointed War Secretary |
| Sinking Titanic Smith, Edward | |
| 15th April Newfoundland The Titanic sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, 868 out of 2,358 are rescued |
