Knighthood
Knighted for humanitarian work in the Congo & Brazil.
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1911 in Great Britain
Explore 408 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1911.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1911
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January
Mount Erebus Sighted
Scott records Mount Erebus in sight as Terra Nova approaches Ross Island.
Constitution of Great Britain
Advises Asquith to create 500 peers if necessary to pass the Parliament Act
Home Office Crisis Response
Faces controversy over his visible involvement in the armed confrontation.
Siege of Sidney Street
Attends the police operation during the Siege of Sidney Street.
Siege of Sydney St
Instructs the firebrigade to let the house burn, 1 is shot & another asphyxiated. Deploys Scots guards to cover an east London house when 2 anarchists fire on police. "better to let the house burn down than spend good British lives". 3 policemen are murderred by a gang & then trapped in Sydney St
Cape Evans Hut Construction Begins
Construction begins on the expedition's main hut at Cape Evans.
Cape Evans Landing
The expedition lands at Cape Evans on 4 January. Evans joins the shore party while Lieutenant Harry Pennell takes command of Terra Nova.
Cape Evans Landing
Lands the shore party and stores at Cape Evans.
Cape Evans Landing Support
Evans joins the shore party during the landing and establishment of the Cape Evans base.
Cape Evans Named
Scott names Cape Evans in honour of his second in command while selecting the winter-quarters site.
Cape Evans Naming
Cape Evans is named in his honour.
Cape Evans Naming
Scott renames the selected winter-quarters site Cape Evans in honour of expedition second-in-command Edward Evans.
Cape Evans Site Selected
Scott selects the west Ross Island site that becomes the expedition's main winter station.
Terra Nova Expedition
Scott names the west Ross Island winter-quarters site Cape Evans in honour of Edward Evans.
Winter Quarters Established
Cape Evans becomes the principal base of the Terra Nova expedition.
Motor Tractor Lost
One of the expedition's three motor tractors is lost through sea ice during the unloading operation at Cape Evans.
Main Stores Landed
Scott records that the expedition is effectively landed with its essential stores ashore at Cape Evans.
Discovery Hut Inspected
Scott inspects the old Discovery hut at Hut Point.
Hut Point Shelter Assessed
He finds the building heavily filled with snow and ice.
Cape Evans Hut Completed
The main expedition hut at Cape Evans is completed.
Cape Evans Hut Interior Built
Bowers constructs internal partitions and storage arrangements as the expedition settles into the Cape Evans hut.
Cape Evans Hut Occupied
The shore party moves into the completed Cape Evans hut and begins organised winter-quarters life.
Expedition Base Completed
The shore party now has permanent winter accommodation.
Meteorological Corner Established
Simpson establishes his meteorological working area within the Cape Evans hut for regular atmospheric observations.
Siege of Sydney St
Gives evidence at the Sydney St inquest
Terra Nova Grounding
Terra Nova briefly grounds near Cape Evans while manoeuvring around the ice edge.
Election
The Liberals win the election with 275 seats. The Government depends on 41 Labour & 71 Irish. Conservatves increase their seats from 116 to 273
Terra Nova Leaves Winter Quarters
Pennell takes Terra Nova away from Cape Evans to continue ship operations and return toward New Zealand.
Eastern Party Reconnaissance
Campbell's party searches for a suitable eastern base before conditions force Terra Nova away from Cape Colbeck.
Western Party Landed
Terra Nova lands Taylor's Western Party near Butter Point.
Cape Crozier Base Assessment
Scott examines Cape Crozier as a possible base location but abandons the site before establishing winter quarters farther west.
Cape Evans Hut
Establishes the expedition hut on Ross Island.
Cape Evans Hut Construction
Davies supervises construction of the expedition hut after its prefabricated components and stores are landed at Cape Evans.
Cape Evans Stores Annex
Bowers organizes expedition stores and builds an annex from packing cases along the south side of the Cape Evans hut.
Depot Laying
Helps lay depots for the southern journey.
Liberal Parliamentary Dependence
The government depends on Labour and Irish Nationalist support in Parliament.
Motor Sledge Lost During Landing
A motor sledge is lost through the sea ice during unloading, reducing the expedition's mechanical transport resources.
Western Geological Journey Begins
The group begins geological exploration west of McMurdo Sound.
Western Party
Leads geological work west of McMurdo Sound.
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