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| Assassination of Wilson Lloyd George, David |  |
| London Orders the Irish to attack the IRA after the assassination of Wilson, they refuse |
| Attorney General Hogg | |
| London Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Birth of Amiss, Kingsley Amiss, Kingsley | |
| 16th April Kings ley Amis, novelist and poet, is born |
| Birth of Ashley, Jack Ashley, Jack | |
| 6th Dec Birth of Jack Ashley |
| Birth of Stein, John "Jock" Stein, John "Jock" | |
| 5th Oct Burnbank Birth of John "Jock" Stein |
| Carlton Club Meeting Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 19th Oct London Among the Conservatives who decide to leave the coaltion Government by 188 to 85 votes |
| Chancellor Baldwin, Stanley | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chief Whip Villiers | |
| London Appointed Chief Whip in the House of Lords |
| Chief Whip Villiers, George Herbert Hyde | |
| London Appointed Chief Whip in the House of Lords |
| Composition of Holst Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Fugal Overture" |
| London Composes, "The Perfect Fool" |
| Conference of Cairo Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Cairo The Conference selects Feisel as King of a new Arab Kingdom |
| Crisis Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Chanak The Chanak Crisis brings down Lloyd George's government |
| Crisis Lloyd George, David | |
| Chanak The Chanak crisis leads to the downfall of the government |
| Death of Childers, Erskine Childers, Erskine | |
| Death of Erskine Childers , executed by the Irish Free State |
| Death of Shackleton, Ernest Henry Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| South Death of Ernest Henry Shackleton |
| Discovery of Lysozyme Fleming, Alexander | |
| Discovers lysozyme, an antibacterial substance in saliva, blood, tears & nasal mucous |
| Discovery of South Pole Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| South Death of Ernest Henry Shackleton, coronary thrombosis |
| South Leads his 4th expedition to the Sth Pole but dies in Sth Georgia |
| Election Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| Limehouse Elected Member of Parliament for Limehouse |
| Election Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 19th Oct The Conservative Party decides to contest the election independently of the coaltion |
| Election Chamberlain, Austen | |
| Loses the party leadership because of his involvement in the Irish settlement of 1921 |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Oct Loses his seat & does not re-enter Parliament until 1924, 1st political wilderness |
| Election Clynes, John Robert | |
| Appointed leader of the party following the war and leads it through its major breakthrough in the 1922 general election when Labour went from 52 seats to 142 |
| Election Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| 16th Nov Leads the Conservatives to an overall victory of 75 in the general election |
| 16th Nov The Conservatives win 38.5% of votes cast & 344 MPs |
| Election Lloyd George, David | |
| 16th June The Irish election produces a large majority for the pro-treaty party |
| 19th Oct The Conservatives decide to contest the election independently of the coalition |
| Election MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Aberavon Elected Member of Parliament for Aberavon |
| Oct Labour come 2nd with 138 seats |
| Election Snowden, Philip | |
| Colne Valley Elected Member of Parliament for Colne Valley |
| Election Webb | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Execution of Childers Childers, Erskine | |
| Executed by the Irish Free State |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Amery, Leopold | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty |
| General Secretary Bevin, Ernest | |
| London Appointed General Secretary of the Trans port & General Workers Union |
| Independence Lloyd George, David | |
| The Irish agree the King should be Head of State |
| The Irish Free State will become part of the Commonwealth & be sovereign |
| 21st Feb Great Britain grants Egypt independence |
| 28th Feb Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state, but British troops remain |
| 16th Mar Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt |
| Invasion of Thrace Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 5th Oct Thrace Puts case for forcing the Turks out of Thrace but Churchill is in a minority of 1 |
| Marriage of Alexander George VI | |
| Belgrade Attends the wedding of King Alexander of Yugoslavia as his "sponsor" |
| Party Leader MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 2nd term |
| Party Leader Snowden, Philip | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Independent Labour Party |
| Paymaster General Chamberlain, Neville | |
| London Appointed Paymaster General |
| Peerage Balfour, Arthur James | |
| Created Earl Balfour |
| Postmaster General Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Appointed Postmaster General |
| President Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley | |
| London Appointed President of the Board of Trade by Bonar Law |
| Prime Minister Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| 23rd Oct London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Publication of Glyn Glyn, Elinor | |
| Publication of, "Man & Maid" |
| Publication of Haldane Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| Publication of, "The Philosophy of Humanism" |
| Rebellion Lloyd George, David | |
| 14th April Dublin Irish Republic rebels occupy 4 Government courts in Dublin |
| 28th June Dublin Civil war continues for a year |
| 28th June Dublin The Irish Government attacks the Republicans who surrender 3 days later |
| Reform of Union Lloyd George, David | |
| London The Act of Union passed in 1800 is revoked after the Irish Free State is constituted |
| Resignation of Lloyd George Lloyd George, David | |
| 19th Oct London Resigns as Prime Minister |
| Rule of Egypt Lloyd George, David | |
| 21st Feb Great Britain grants Egypt independence |
| 28th Feb Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state, but British troops remain |
| 16th Mar Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt |
| Rule of Transjordan Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Abdullah is established as British King in the newly created Trans -Jordan |
| Siege of Chanak Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 15th Sep Chanak Argues for a British, French, Greek & ANZAC garrison, only the British are sent |
| 19th Sep Chanak Puts the case in Cabinet to withdraw from Constantinople & defend Chanak |
| Solicitor General Inskip, Thomas | |
| Appointed Solicitor General, 1st term |
| Speech Balfour Balfour, Arthur James | |
| Delivers the Gifford lectures on "Theism & Thought" |
| o other British PM is intelectually as highly regarded |
| Succession of Abdullah Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Abdullah is established as British King in the newly created Trans -Jordan |
| TGWU Bevin, Ernest | |
| London Negotiates the merger of 14 unions into the TGWU |
| Trans Jordan Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Abdullah is established as British King in the newly created Trans -Jordan |
| Under Secretary Home Office Anderson, John | |
| Appointed Permanent Under Secretary at the Home Office |
