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There are six posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1914. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

1913 1914 1915

The Causes of the Great War

By John Buchan

John Buchan, who was as close as anyone to the events, gave his assessment of how all Europe was plunged into war in 1914.

The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

By John Buchan

Governor Pitiorek assured the heir to the Austrian Empire that Bosnians rarely tried to murder the same man twice in one day.

Padgett, MP

By Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl Cromer

Lord Cromer, a former Consul-General of Egypt, expressed his frustration at politicians who set too much store by Foreign Office briefings.

Three Ages of Empire

By Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas

Sir Charles Lucas looked back at the role of the Government, the military and private enterprise during three centuries of British adventure overseas.

Timely Progress

By Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas

Sir Charles Lucas argued that the Industrial Revolution happened at just the right time for everyone in the British Empire.

The Outbreak of the Great War

By Clay Lane

Germany felt she had a right to an empire like Britain’s, and she was willing to get it at the expense of her neighbours.