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| Armament Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 5th July Stoke on Trent Makes a speech at Stoke-on-Trent in favour of the rearmament of Great Britain |
| Birth of Day, Robin Day, Robin | |
| 24th Oct Birth of Robin Day |
| Birth of Hume, Basil Hume, Basil | |
| 2nd Mar Birth of Basil Hume |
| Chancellor Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Aug Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term |
| Composition of Holst Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London 1st performance of, "The Perfect Fool" |
| Composition of Walton Walton, William | |
| Composition of, "Facade" |
| Conference of Imperial Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 1st Oct London The Imperial Conference allows Dominions to make treaties with foreign states |
| CP Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Defeated in the election leaves the Liberal Party & rejoins the Conservative Party |
| 2nd Mar London Declares the Liberals are doomed & the Labour Government has to be brought down |
| 2nd Mar London Rejoins the Conservative Party declaring that the 3 Party system is at an end |
| 2nd Mar London Wants to join the Conservatives to resist the rise of Socialism |
| Diplomacy Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 17th Sep London Makes a speech at the Council of the League of Nations in favour of Russian membership |
| Election Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 8th Dec The Conservative Party wins 38% of votes cast, 258 MPs, & loses its majority |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Leicester Defeated at Leicester West |
| Election Hore-Belisha | |
| Devonport Elected Member of Parliament for Devonport |
| Election MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| The Labour Party win 30.7% of votes cast & 191 MPs |
| Election MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Stands for Parliament for the 1st time at Stokton & is defeated by just 73 votes |
| Marriage of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | |
| London Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon marries George VI |
| Marriage of George VI George VI | |
| 26th April London Marries Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon, youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore |
| Member of Parliament Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| London Appointed Member of Parliament for Warwick & Leamington |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Curzon | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of Health Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 7th Mar Appointed Minister of Health, 1st term |
| Parliament Dissolution Baldwin, Stanley | |
| Oct London Baldwin asks the King for a dissolution |
| Prime Minister Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 22nd May Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| PS Anderson, John | |
| London Appointed Permanent Home Secretary |
| Publication of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Publication of, "The World Crisis ", a prediction of impending war |
| Publication of Eddington Eddington, Arthur Stanley | |
| Publication of, "Mathematica Theory Of Relativity" |
| Publication of Huxley Huxley, Aldous Leonard | |
| Publication of, "Antic Hay" |
| Publication of Webb Webb | |
| Publication of, "The Decay of Capitalist Civilis ation" |
| Purchase Evening Standard Aitken, William Maxwell | |
| London Buys control of the Evening Standard |
| Resignation of Law Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| 20th May Law resigns because he is dying from throat cancer |
| Rule of Turkey Baldwin, Stanley | |
| 22nd Oct The Allies terminate their occupation of Turkey |