January
1 January 1911KnighthoodRoger Casement
London · Politics / Liberal Party
Knighted for humanitarian work in the Congo & Brazil.
2 January 1911Mount Erebus SightedRobert Falcon Scott
Ross Sea · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott records Mount Erebus in sight as Terra Nova approaches Ross Island.
3 January 1911Constitution of Great BritainWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Advises Asquith to create 500 peers if necessary to pass the Parliament Act
3 January 1911Home Office Crisis ResponseWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Faces controversy over his visible involvement in the armed confrontation.
3 January 1911Siege of Sidney StreetWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Attends the police operation during the Siege of Sidney Street.
3 January 1911Siege of Sydney StWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
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
4 January 1911Cape Evans Hut Construction BeginsRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Construction begins on the expedition's main hut at Cape Evans.
4 January 1911Cape Evans LandingEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The expedition lands at Cape Evans on 4 January. Evans joins the shore party while Lieutenant Harry Pennell takes command of Terra Nova.
4 January 1911Cape Evans LandingRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Lands the shore party and stores at Cape Evans.
4 January 1911Cape Evans Landing SupportEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Evans joins the shore party during the landing and establishment of the Cape Evans base.
4 January 1911Cape Evans NamedEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott names Cape Evans in honour of his second in command while selecting the winter-quarters site.
4 January 1911Cape Evans NamingEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Cape Evans is named in his honour.
4 January 1911Cape Evans NamingRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott renames the selected winter-quarters site Cape Evans in honour of expedition second-in-command Edward Evans.
4 January 1911Cape Evans Site SelectedRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott selects the west Ross Island site that becomes the expedition's main winter station.
4 January 1911Terra Nova ExpeditionEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Ross Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott names the west Ross Island winter-quarters site Cape Evans in honour of Edward Evans.
4 January 1911Winter Quarters EstablishedRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Cape Evans becomes the principal base of the Terra Nova expedition.
8 January 1911Motor Tractor LostRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
One of the expedition's three motor tractors is lost through sea ice during the unloading operation at Cape Evans.
10 January 1911Main Stores LandedRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott records that the expedition is effectively landed with its essential stores ashore at Cape Evans.
15 January 1911Discovery Hut InspectedRobert Falcon Scott
Hut Point · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott inspects the old Discovery hut at Hut Point.
15 January 1911Hut Point Shelter AssessedRobert Falcon Scott
Hut Point · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
He finds the building heavily filled with snow and ice.
17 January 1911Cape Evans Hut CompletedRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The main expedition hut at Cape Evans is completed.
17 January 1911Cape Evans Hut Interior BuiltHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Bowers constructs internal partitions and storage arrangements as the expedition settles into the Cape Evans hut.
17 January 1911Cape Evans Hut OccupiedRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The shore party moves into the completed Cape Evans hut and begins organised winter-quarters life.
17 January 1911Expedition Base CompletedRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The shore party now has permanent winter accommodation.
17 January 1911Meteorological Corner EstablishedGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Simpson establishes his meteorological working area within the Cape Evans hut for regular atmospheric observations.
18 January 1911Siege of Sydney StWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Gives evidence at the Sydney St inquest
21 January 1911Terra Nova GroundingHarry Lewin Lee Pennell
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Terra Nova briefly grounds near Cape Evans while manoeuvring around the ice edge.
22 January 1911ElectionHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Liberals win the election with 275 seats. The Government depends on 41 Labour & 71 Irish. Conservatves increase their seats from 116 to 273
25 January 1911Terra Nova Leaves Winter QuartersHarry Lewin Lee Pennell
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Pennell takes Terra Nova away from Cape Evans to continue ship operations and return toward New Zealand.
27 January 1911Eastern Party ReconnaissanceVictor Lindsey Campbell
Cape Colbeck · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Campbell's party searches for a suitable eastern base before conditions force Terra Nova away from Cape Colbeck.
27 January 1911Western Party LandedThomas Griffith Taylor
Butter Point · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Terra Nova lands Taylor's Western Party near Butter Point.
January 1911Cape Crozier Base AssessmentRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott examines Cape Crozier as a possible base location but abandons the site before establishing winter quarters farther west.
January 1911Cape Evans HutRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Establishes the expedition hut on Ross Island.
January 1911Cape Evans Hut ConstructionFrancis Edward Charles Davies
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Davies supervises construction of the expedition hut after its prefabricated components and stores are landed at Cape Evans.
January 1911Cape Evans Stores AnnexHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Bowers organizes expedition stores and builds an annex from packing cases along the south side of the Cape Evans hut.
January 1911Depot LayingHenry Robertson Bowers
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Helps lay depots for the southern journey.
January 1911Liberal Parliamentary DependenceHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
The government depends on Labour and Irish Nationalist support in Parliament.
January 1911Motor Sledge Lost During LandingBernard Day
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
A motor sledge is lost through the sea ice during unloading, reducing the expedition's mechanical transport resources.
January 1911Western Geological Journey BeginsThomas Griffith Taylor
Butter Point · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The group begins geological exploration west of McMurdo Sound.
January 1911Western PartyThomas Griffith Taylor
McMurdo Sound · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leads geological work west of McMurdo Sound.
February
3 February 1911Amundsen Base ReconnaissanceHarry Lewin Lee Pennell
Bay of Whales · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Pennell's shipboard party gathers direct information about the Norwegian expedition at the Bay of Whales.
3 February 1911Amundsen Expedition EncounterHarry Lewin Lee Pennell
Bay of Whales · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Pennell's shipboard party meets members of the Norwegian expedition.
3 February 1911Fram Encounter at Bay of WhalesVictor Lindsey Campbell
Bay of Whales · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Campbell is aboard Terra Nova when the ship unexpectedly encounters Amundsen's Fram at the Bay of Whales.
3 February 1911Fram Found at Bay of WhalesHarry Lewin Lee Pennell
Bay of Whales · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Terra Nova reaches the Bay of Whales and finds Amundsen's Fram.
6 February 1911Labour Leadership ElectionJames Ramsay MacDonald
London · Politics / Labour Party
Is elected leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
6 February 1911Parliamentary Labour Party LeadershipJames Ramsay MacDonald
London · Politics / Labour Party
Succeeds George Barnes as Labour's principal Commons spokesman.
6 February 1911Party LeaderJames Ramsey MacDonald
London · Politics / Labour Party
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 2nd term
11 February 1911Constitution of Great BritainJohn Redmond
London · Politics / Irish Party
Threatens to topple the Government if the Lords veto is not abolished
11 February 1911Lords Veto CampaignJohn Edward Redmond
London · Politics / Irish Party
Links Irish parliamentary support to constitutional reform.
11 February 1911Parliament Act PressureJohn Edward Redmond
London · Politics / Irish Party
Presses the Liberal government to remove the Lords' permanent veto.
17 February 1911One Ton Depot EstablishedRobert Falcon Scott
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
One Ton Depot is established on the Ross Ice Shelf during the 1911 depot-laying journey.
17 February 1911One Ton Depot EstablishedRobert Falcon Scott
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott establishes One Ton Depot at about 79 degrees 29 minutes south.
17 February 1911One Ton Depot StoresHenry Robertson Bowers
One Ton Depot · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Bowers helps organise and leave the food, fuel and fodder cached at One Ton Depot.
17 February 1911Southern Supply Depot LaidRobert Falcon Scott
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The depot is placed north of the originally intended latitude.
18 February 1911Cape Adare Base EstablishedVictor Lindsey Campbell
Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The six-man party prepares to winter and conduct scientific work.
18 February 1911Northern Party LandedVictor Lindsey Campbell
Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Terra Nova lands Campbell's Northern Party at Cape Adare.
18 February 1911Northern Party LandingVictor Lindsey Campbell
Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leads the Northern Party landed at Cape Adare.
18 February 1911Northern Party Lands at Cape AdareRaymond Edward Priestley
Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Priestley lands with Campbell's six-man Northern Party to begin geological work from Cape Adare.
21 February 1911Constitution of Great BritainHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Introduces the Parliament Bill to the House of Commons. Admits that Edward VII had not promised to create new Peers to reform the Lords
21 February 1911Parliament Bill IntroductionHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Introduces the Parliament Bill in the House of Commons.
23 February 1911Black FridayWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Accounts are published of police confrontation outside the Commons with Suffragettes
23 February 1911DemonstrationsWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
The WSPU claim police act under Churchills instructions during Black Friday. Accounts are published of police confrontation outside the Commons with Suffragettes
February 1911Antarctic Geological FieldworkFrank Debenham
Victoria Land · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Maps rock formations and glacial features west of McMurdo Sound.
February 1911ElectionHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Claims that Edward VII had promised to create new peers to reform the House of Lords
February 1911McMurdo Sound SurveyThomas Griffith Taylor
Victoria Land · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Directs surveys of valleys, glaciers and mountain formations.
February 1911One Ton DepotRobert Falcon Scott
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Depot work supports the coming polar attempt.
February 1911Western Geological ExpeditionThomas Griffith Taylor
Victoria Land · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leads the western party during geological exploration in Victoria Land.
February 1911Western Geological SurveyThomas Griffith Taylor
Victoria Land · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Taylor leads geological exploration of the western mountains and Dry Valleys during the first Western Party journey.
February 1911Western Geological WorkFrank Debenham
Ferrar Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Studies geology with Taylor's Western Party.
February 1911Western Geological WorkCharles Seymour Wright
Taylor Valley · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Works with the Western Party in McMurdo Sound.
February 1911Western Mountains SurveyFrank Debenham
Victoria Land · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Conducts geological fieldwork with the western exploration party.
June
6 June 1911Scott Birthday at Cape EvansRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The wintering party marks Scott's birthday with a special meal and cake while preparations continue for the southern journey.
22 June 1911CoronationGeorge V
London · House / House of Windsor
Is crowned with Queen Mary at Westminster Abbey.
22 June 1911CoronationGeorge V
Westminster Abbey · House / House of Windsor
Crowned King of Great Britain
22 June 1911Midwinter Day at Cape EvansRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leads the expedition's Midwinter Day observance at Cape Evans.
22 June 1911Midwinter Day CakeApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Cherry-Garrard contributes a large cake to the expedition's Midwinter Day celebrations at Cape Evans.
22 June 1911Midwinter Day CelebrationRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott and the wintering party mark Midwinter Day with decorations and a special dinner at Cape Evans.
22 June 1911Terra Nova Winter CelebrationRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Maintains morale during the Antarctic winter before the southern journey.
22 June 1911Westminster Abbey CoronationGeorge V
London · House / House of Windsor
Marks the formal coronation of the new British monarch.
27 June 1911Cape Crozier Emperor Penguin MissionEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leads a scientific mission through severe Antarctic winter conditions.
27 June 1911Cape Crozier JourneyEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The party travels in darkness to study emperor penguin breeding.
27 June 1911Cape Crozier Sledge JourneyHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Hauls supplies during the expedition's hazardous winter scientific journey.
27 June 1911Cape Crozier Winter Journey BeginsEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson leaves Cape Evans with Bowers and Cherry-Garrard for the winter journey to the emperor penguin rookery.
27 June 1911Cape Crozier Winter Journey BeginsEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson leads Bowers and Cherry-Garrard from Cape Evans on the winter journey to study emperor penguin breeding at Cape Crozier.
27 June 1911Emperor Penguin Egg ExpeditionApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Travels to Cape Crozier seeking emperor penguin embryos.
27 June 1911Winter JourneyHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Travels with Wilson and Cherry-Garrard to Cape Crozier.
27 June 1911Winter JourneyApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Joins the winter journey to collect emperor penguin eggs.
27 June 1911Winter JourneyEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Begins the winter journey to Cape Crozier.
27 June 1911Winter Journey BeginsEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson leaves Cape Evans with Bowers and Cherry-Garrard for Cape Crozier.
27 June 1911Winter Journey DepartureHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Departs with Wilson and Cherry-Garrard for Cape Crozier.
27 June 1911Winter Journey DepartureApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leaves Cape Evans with Wilson and Bowers during winter.
27 June 1911Winter Journey DepartureEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Begins the winter journey to collect emperor penguin eggs.
June 1911Cape Adare WinteringVictor Lindsey Campbell
Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Campbell's Northern Party winters at Cape Adare.
June 1911Northern Party Scientific ProgrammeVictor Lindsey Campbell
Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The group conducts meteorological, geological and biological observations.
June 1911South Polar Times ProductionApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Cherry-Garrard helps produce the expedition's South Polar Times, combining humour, reports and scientific material for the wintering party.
July
1 July 1911Agadir CrisisEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
The German gunboat Panther arrives at the port of Agadir
4 July 1911Cabinet decides Germany should consult Britain over MoroccoWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Cabinet decides Germany should consult Britain over Morocco
4 July 1911Cabinet decides Germany should not influence Morocco without consulting BritainWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Cabinet decides Germany should not influence Morocco without consulting Britain
4 July 1911Rule of MoroccoWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Cabinet decides Germany should consult Britain over Morocco
4 July 1911Rule of MoroccoWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Cabinet decides Germany should not influence Morocco without consulting Britain
7 July 1911British Response to Agadir Congo NegotiationsEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
Monitors the Franco-German negotiations linking the Moroccan settlement to territorial compensation in the Congo region.
14 July 1911Birth of Thomas Terry Hoar-StevensTerry Thomas
Finchley · Arts / Cinema
Birth of Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens
19 July 1911Liverpool Waterfront LandmarkWalter Aubrey Thomas
Liverpool · Arts / Architecture
Creates an early large British building using reinforced concrete.
19 July 1911Royal Liver BuildingWalter Aubrey Thomas
Liverpool · Arts / Architecture
Completes the Royal Liver Building on Liverpool's waterfront.
19 July 1911Royal Liver Building CompletedWalter Aubrey Thomas
Liverpool · Arts / Architecture
Completes the Royal Liver Building on Liverpool's waterfront.
21 July 1911Agadir Warning to GermanyDavid Lloyd George
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Signals British willingness to defend its international position.
21 July 1911Border SettlementDavid Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Warns Germany not to endanger peace over Morocco during his Mansion House speech. The Germans call Lloyd-Georges Mansion House speech, "warning bordering on menace"
21 July 1911Mansion House SpeechDavid Lloyd George
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Warns Germany against threatening British interests during the Agadir crisis.
21 July 1911SpeechDavid Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Germans call Lloyd-Georges Mansion House speech, "warning bordering on menace"
25 July 1911Diplomatic ProposalWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
In a letter to Grey proposes the British detach Spain from her pro-German position
July 1911Agadir Crisis PolicyEdward Grey
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Backs France while attempting to prevent escalation with Germany.
July 1911Cape Crozier BlizzardHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Bowers endures a violent blizzard during the Cape Crozier winter journey.
July 1911Cape Crozier Blizzard SurvivalHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Bowers survives the violent Cape Crozier blizzard and helps recover the expedition tent after it is blown away from the party's shelter.
July 1911Cape Crozier Zoological WorkApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The specimens are preserved despite extreme winter conditions.
July 1911Emperor Penguin Egg CollectionApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Cherry-Garrard helps recover emperor penguin eggs at Cape Crozier after a hazardous journey made in darkness and extreme winter cold.
July 1911Emperor Penguin Egg CollectionEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson's winter party reaches the Cape Crozier rookery and obtains emperor penguin eggs for embryological study.
July 1911Emperor Penguin EggsEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Secures emperor penguin eggs after extreme hardship.
July 1911Emperor Penguin Eggs CollectedApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Collects emperor penguin eggs with Wilson and Bowers at Cape Crozier.
July 1911Political Support at AgadirWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
Because of Germany's action at Agidir Churchill supports France & informs Lloyd-George
July 1911Support for FranceEdward Grey
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Strengthens Anglo-French cooperation during the Moroccan confrontation.
July 1911Winter Journey Tent LostHenry Robertson Bowers
Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The party's tent is blown away before being recovered.
August
1 August 1911Cape Crozier Party Reaches BaseApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The three travellers arrive exhausted after severe cold and storms.
1 August 1911Cape Crozier Winter Journey ReturnsEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson, Bowers and Cherry-Garrard reach Cape Evans after five weeks of winter travel and severe exposure.
1 August 1911Winter Journey ReturnEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson returns exhausted to Cape Evans after five weeks of severe winter travel from Cape Crozier.
1 August 1911Winter Journey ReturnsApsley Cherry-Garrard
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Returns to Cape Evans after the winter journey to Cape Crozier.
9 August 1911First Spring Balloon LaunchGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Simpson resumes upper-air observations by launching a balloon from Cape Evans.
10 August 1911Constitution of Great BritainHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills. Passed by the House of Lords, the duration of Parliament is reduced from 7 to 5 yrs. MPs are to be payed for the first time, 400 pounds a year
10 August 1911LegislationHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills
10 August 1911Money Bill Veto RemovedHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Lords loses its veto over money bills.
10 August 1911MP Salaries IntroducedHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Members of Parliament are to receive salaries of 400 pounds a year.
10 August 1911Parliament Term ReducedHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Maximum parliamentary duration is reduced from seven years to five.
10 August 1911Reform of ParliamentHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills
10 August 1911Southern Journey Pony AssignmentsLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Oates takes charge of Christopher as Scott assigns ponies and handlers for the southern journey.
10 August 1911Two Year Lords DelayHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Lords receives only a two-year delaying power over other bills.
18 August 1911House of Lords Veto RestrictedHenry Herbert Asquith
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Limits the Lords' veto and reduces maximum parliamentary duration.
18 August 1911Parliament Act Royal AssentHenry Herbert Asquith
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Secures Royal Assent for the Parliament Act.
18 August 1911Parliament Act Royal AssentHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Secures Royal Assent for the Parliament Act.
23 August 1911Diplomatic PlanWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Forecasts the Germans will cross the Meuse on the Twentieth day of the invasion on France. Forecasts German military plans in an attack on France at the Comm of Imperial Defence
23 August 1911Invasion of FranceWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Forecasts the Germans will cross the Meuse on the Twentieth day of the invasion on France
30 August 1911Diplomatic ProposalWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Proposes to Grey France, Britain & Russia safeguard Belgium, Holland & Denmark
August 1911Cape Evans Marine ScienceEdward W Nelson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
His measurements form part of the Terra Nova scientific programme.
August 1911Cape Evans PhotographyHerbert George Ponting
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Photographs expedition life, landscapes and wildlife around Cape Evans.
August 1911Cape Evans Physical ScienceCharles Seymour Wright
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
His work contributes to the expedition's scientific programme.
August 1911Gravity ObservationsCharles Seymour Wright
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Conducts physical and gravity observations from the Cape Evans base.
August 1911Terra Nova Expedition DocumentationHerbert George Ponting
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
His images create an extensive visual record of the expedition.
August 1911Tidal ObservationsEdward W Nelson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Conducts tidal observations while working as expedition biologist.
October
24 October 1911Admiralty AppointmentWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Becomes First Lord of the Admiralty in Asquith's government.
24 October 1911Cabinet Office TransferReginald McKenna
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Assumes responsibility for policing, prisons and domestic administration.
24 October 1911First Lord of AdmiraltyWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty
24 October 1911First Lord of the AdmiraltyWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Assumes political responsibility for British naval administration.
24 October 1911Home Secretary AppointmentReginald McKenna
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Becomes Home Secretary when Churchill moves to the Admiralty.
24 October 1911Motor Party DepartsEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leads the motor party south from Cape Evans.
24 October 1911Motor Party DepartureBernard Day
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Day departs with the experimental motor sledges as part of the advance southern transport party.
24 October 1911Motor Party DepartureEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Evans leads the advance motor party onto the Barrier ahead of the main southern expedition.
24 October 1911Motor Party DepartureEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Evans leads the Motor Party south ahead of the main expedition to move supplies toward the polar route.
24 October 1911Motor Party DepartureEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leaves first with motor sledges and supplies.
24 October 1911Motor Party DepartureFrederick Hooper
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Hooper joins the advance motor party carrying supplies for the following southern groups.
24 October 1911Motor Party DepartureWilliam Lashly
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Lashly travels south with the motor party and takes responsibility for one of the tracked machines.
24 October 1911Motor Party Mechanical SupportBernard Day
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Day accompanies the Motor Party to operate and repair the motor sledges during their first sustained field use.
24 October 1911Motor Party Sledge SupportWilliam Lashly
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Lashly travels with the Motor Party, helping manage the experimental tractors and the supply loads intended for later parties.
24 October 1911Southern Motor Sledge Journey BeginsEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Motor sledges carry supplies ahead of the main polar party.
28 October 1911Naval War StaffWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Completes a memorandum advocating the creation of a Naval War Staff
30 October 1911First Motor AbandonedBernard Day
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Day's motor suffers a major mechanical failure and is abandoned on the Barrier.
30 October 1911First Motor Sledge FailureEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The motor sledges prove unreliable, often refusing to start until heated or stopping after short distances. The first machine fails permanently on 30 October.
30 October 1911First Tractor Breaks DownBernard Day
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The first motor tractor fails permanently on the Ross Ice Shelf.
30 October 1911Motor Sledge FailureBernard Day
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Works on the expedition's motor sledges during the southern journey.
30 October 1911Motor Sledge FailureBernard Day
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Works with motor sledges as mechanical failures mount.
30 October 1911Motor Sledge HaulingWilliam Lashly
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Helps continue hauling after motor sledge failures.
31 October 1911Second Motor AbandonedWilliam Lashly
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The second motor sledge fails, forcing Lashly and his companions to continue by man-hauling.
31 October 1911Second Motor Sledge FailureEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The second motor sledge fails the following day. The four men reorganise their loads and continue south, pulling a single sledge carrying about 740 pounds of supplies.
October 1911Narrative Poem PublishedJohn Edward Masefield
London · Arts / Poetry
Portrays a violent man's religious conversion through vigorous narrative verse.
October 1911The Everlasting MercyJohn Edward Masefield
London · Arts / Poetry
Publishes The Everlasting Mercy after magazine serialization.
November
1 November 1911Main Southern Party DepartureEdward Adrian Wilson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson leaves with the main southern expedition as the pony and dog groups begin their staged advance.
1 November 1911Pony Party Starts SouthLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Oates leaves Cape Evans with the pony groups supporting Scott's southward march.
1 November 1911Pony Transport SouthLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Travels south with responsibility for the expedition ponies.
1 November 1911South Pole ExpeditionRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Sets out from Cape Evans on the main southern journey toward the South Pole
1 November 1911South Pole March StartsRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Motor, pony, dog and man-hauling groups support the advance.
1 November 1911Southern Journey Animal ManagementLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Oates monitors the animals as conditions become increasingly difficult.
1 November 1911Southern Journey BeginsRobert Falcon Scott
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The march south begins on 1 November 1911 with motor, dog and pony groups hauling loaded sledges at different rates along the planned route.
1 November 1911Southern Journey BeginsRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Begins the main journey toward the South Pole.
1 November 1911Southern Journey BeginsRobert Falcon Scott
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Begins the main southern journey toward the South Pole.
1 November 1911Southern Journey Pony ConvoyLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Oates travels south with the pony teams, taking responsibility for animal welfare as conditions become increasingly difficult.
1 November 1911Southern Journey Pony ManagementLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Manages expedition ponies during the main march south.
1 November 1911Southern Journey Support PlanRobert Falcon Scott
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott's transport groups are arranged to provide staged support for the smaller party that will eventually continue toward the South Pole.
1 November 1911Terra Nova Transport SupportLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Advises Scott on animal condition and transport limitations.
8 November 1911Conservative Leadership ResignationArthur James Balfour
London · Government / Conservative Party Government
Resigns as Conservative Party leader after mounting internal criticism.
8 November 1911End of Balfour Party LeadershipArthur James Balfour
London · Government / Conservative Party Government
Ends nine years leading the Conservative opposition.
8 November 1911Irish Home RuleArthur James Balfour Balfour, 1st
London · Government / Conservative Party Government
Resigns as Conservative Party leader over Irish Home Rule
8 November 1911Resignation of Arthur James BalfourArthur James Balfour Balfour, 1st
London · Government / Conservative Party Government
Resigns as Conservative Party leader over Irish Home Rule
9 November 1911Greater Birmingham ExtensionWilliam Bowater
Birmingham · Government / Municipal Government
Oversees major expansion of Birmingham's municipal boundaries.
9 November 1911Municipal Boundary ExpansionWilliam Bowater
Birmingham · Government / Municipal Government
Incorporates Aston Manor, Erdington, Handsworth and surrounding districts.
13 November 1911Carlton Club SelectionAndrew Bonar Law
London · Government / Conservative Party Government
Succeeds Arthur Balfour as leader of the parliamentary party.
13 November 1911Conservative Leadership ElectionAndrew Bonar Law
London · Government / Conservative Party Government
Is unanimously chosen Conservative leader at the Carlton Club.
15 November 1911One Ton Depot Reached on Southern JourneyRobert Falcon Scott
One Ton Depot · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott's southbound party reaches One Ton Depot and rests the ponies before continuing.
15 November 1911Pony Condition at One Ton DepotLawrence Edward Grace Oates
One Ton Depot · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Oates assesses the ponies at One Ton Depot as the southern party prepares to continue.
17 November 1911LaunchWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Devonport · Government / Liberal Party Government
Launches the Centurion
18 November 1911LaunchWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Attends the launch of the HMS Centurion
21 November 1911Motor Party RejoinedEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The motor party maintains its pace after the breakdowns and reaches the rendezvous six days early, where the main party catches up on 21 November.
21 November 1911Rendezvous with ScottEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Motor party meets Scott's main party ahead of schedule.
24 November 1911First Supporting Men Turn BackBernard Day
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Day is ordered back toward Cape Evans after the motor party has completed its supporting role.
24 November 1911Jehu Pony Put DownLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Oates's transport group loses the weakened pony Jehu as the southward journey continues.
November 1911Cape Evans Meteorological ObservationsGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Simpson recorded the temperature and wind observations at the base camp at Cape Evans.
November 1911Cape Evans Weather StationGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Given the nickname Sunny Jim by the other expedition members, George Simpson constructed one of the continent's first weather stations, conducting balloon experiments to test the atmosphere and determine how altitude affects temperature.
November 1911Dog Team SupportCecil Henry Meares
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Drives dog teams in support of Scott's southern journey.
November 1911Dog TeamsDmitri Girev
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Drives dog teams in support of the southern journey.
November 1911Motor Party ManhaulingFrederick J Hooper
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
After motor failures, Hooper continues south with the party by manhauling supplies across the Ross Ice Shelf.
November 1911Pony ManagementLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Manages ponies during the early southern journey.
November 1911Pony SupportAnton Omelchenko
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Assists with expedition ponies during depot work.
November 1911Pony TransportRobert Falcon Scott
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Uses ponies to move supplies during the southern journey.
November 1911Southern Journey Dog TransportCecil Henry Meares
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The dog parties transport supplies before returning north.
November 1911Weather Station CommandGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Simpson is given command of the Cape Evans weather station for several months when Scott and the southern parties leave in November 1911.
December
5 December 1911Man-Hauling PartyEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Leads a man-hauling party after the motor sledge failure.
5 December 1911Motor Party BlizzardEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The Motor Party becomes the Man-hauling Party under Evans with Lashly, Atkinson and Wright. On 5 December a four-day blizzard halts their progress.
5 December 1911Southern Journey Blizzard BeginsRobert Falcon Scott
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
A prolonged blizzard halts the southbound parties and consumes precious time and supplies.
7 December 1911Southern Journey Blizzard ContinuesRobert Falcon Scott
Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott records worsening concern as the blizzard prevents travel and pony fodder runs short.
9 December 1911Beardmore Glacier ReachedRobert Falcon Scott
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The expedition reaches the foot of the Beardmore Glacier after the difficult Barrier stage.
9 December 1911Beardmore Glacier ReachedRobert Falcon Scott
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott's travelling parties reach the foot of the Beardmore Glacier, ending the pony stage and beginning the climb toward the Polar Plateau.
9 December 1911Final Ponies SacrificedLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The remaining ponies are killed at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier after completing their transport role.
9 December 1911Last Ponies KilledEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
At the foot of the Beardmore Glacier, the last ponies are killed and the expedition prepares for the glacier ascent.
9 December 1911Pony LossesLawrence Edward Grace Oates
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Remaining ponies are destroyed before the glacier ascent.
9 December 1911Shambles Camp EstablishedHenry Robertson Bowers
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Bowers helps establish Shambles Camp and organise stores at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier.
10 December 1911Beardmore GlacierRobert Falcon Scott
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Begins the ascent from the Barrier toward the polar plateau.
11 December 1911Beardmore Glacier Ascent BeginsRobert Falcon Scott
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott's remaining parties begin man-hauling their sledges up the Beardmore Glacier.
11 December 1911Dog Teams Turn BackCecil Henry Meares
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Meares turns north with the dog teams after their planned supporting stage ends near the Beardmore Glacier.
11 December 1911Glacier Man-Hauling BeginsEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
After the dog teams turn back, the remaining southbound groups continue by man-hauling their sledges up the Beardmore Glacier.
12 December 1911Coronation DurbarGeorge V
Delhi · House / House of Windsor
Becomes the first reigning British monarch attending an Indian durbar.
12 December 1911Delhi DurbarGeorge V
Delhi · House / House of Windsor
Attends the Delhi Durbar with Queen Mary.
16 December 1911Contributory Welfare InsuranceDavid Lloyd George
London · Economy / Welfare
Creates contributory health and unemployment insurance for covered workers.
16 December 1911Health and Unemployment InsuranceDavid Lloyd George
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Establishes contributory protection against sickness and unemployment.
16 December 1911National Insurance ActDavid Lloyd George
London · Economy / Welfare
Secures Royal Assent for the National Insurance Act.
16 December 1911National Insurance ActDavid Lloyd George
London · Economy / Welfare
The National Insurance Act creates contributory health and unemployment insurance schemes.
16 December 1911National Insurance ActDavid Lloyd George
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Creates health insurance for many workers, a precursor to later NHS debates.
16 December 1911National Insurance Act Royal AssentDavid Lloyd George
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Secures enactment of the National Insurance Act.
20 December 1911Beardmore Glacier PhotographyRobert Falcon Scott
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott takes photographs during the glacier stage, adding his own images to the expedition's visual record.
20 December 1911First Support Party ReturnEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Turns back with the first supporting party.
20 December 1911Support Party ReturnEdward Leicester Atkinson
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Returns north with the first supporting party.
20 December 1911Support Party ReturnPatrick Keohane
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Returns from the southern journey support work.
20 December 1911Support Party ReturnCharles Seymour Wright
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Returns with the first supporting party.
21 December 1911Beardmore Crevasse FallEdward Leicester Atkinson
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Atkinson falls into a crevasse during the difficult upper Beardmore Glacier crossing but is recovered.
21 December 1911Beardmore Crevasse FallEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Evans falls into a crevasse during the upper glacier ascent and receives a severe shake.
21 December 1911Beardmore Glacier Man-HaulingEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The remaining teams continue man-hauling their sledges after the first supporting party turns north.
21 December 1911First Supporting Party TurnbackEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The first four-man supporting party turns back from the Beardmore Glacier, leaving eight men to continue south.
21 December 1911First Supporting Party Turns NorthEdward Leicester Atkinson
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Atkinson turns back with the first four-man supporting party from the Beardmore Glacier.
21 December 1911First Supporting Party Turns NorthApsley Cherry-Garrard
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Cherry-Garrard begins the return journey after his supporting party is ordered back.
21 December 1911First Supporting Party Turns NorthPatrick Keohane
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Keohane joins Atkinson, Cherry-Garrard and Wright in the first supporting party ordered back.
21 December 1911Southern Party ReorganisationEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
The southbound expedition reorganises after the first supporting party turns back on the Beardmore Glacier.
21 December 1911Upper Beardmore Crevasse CrossingRobert Falcon Scott
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Scott's parties encounter difficult crevassed ice while climbing toward the polar plateau.
December 1911Beardmore Glacier Man-HaulingEdward Adrian Wilson
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Wilson man-hauls with the southbound parties during the ascent of the Beardmore Glacier.
December 1911First Supporting Party ReturnsEdward Leicester Atkinson
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Atkinson turns north with a supporting group after hauling supplies partway up the Beardmore Glacier for Scott's continuing party.
December 1911Oil Fuel Committee EvidenceCharles Greenway
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Gives evidence with Lord Strathcona to a government committee examining oil fuel and future naval requirements.
December 1911Polar Support JourneyEdward Leicester Atkinson
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
He turns back before Scott selects the final polar party.
December 1911Southern Supporting PartyEdward Leicester Atkinson
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Travels as a member of a supporting party on the southern journey.
December 1911Supporting Party Return JourneyApsley Cherry-Garrard
Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Cherry-Garrard begins the long return from the Beardmore Glacier after completing his assigned supporting role for the polar attempt.
Other Events
1911Admiralty Posting BeginsSackville Hamilton Carden
London · Warfare / Military
Carden returns to London for an Admiralty posting after his Atlantic Fleet service.
1911Agadir CrisisEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
A rebellion breakss out In Morocco against the Sultan, Abdelhafid. by April the Sultan is besieged in his palace in Fez and the French prepare troops to help put down the rebellion under the pretext of protecting European lives and property.
1911Agadir CrisisEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
Backs France against Germany in the Agadir Incident
1911Agadir CrisisEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
Britain tries to restrain France from adopting over-hasty measures and to disuade her from sending troops to Fez, the efforts fail but Edward Grey the British Foreign Secretary felt that his hands were tied and that he is forced to support France.
1911Agadir CrisisEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
Instead of scaring France into turning to Germany, the main result of the Agadir Crisis is to increase British fear and hostility and to draw Britain closer to France.
1911Agadir CrisisEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
The British support France as in the First Moroccan Crisis again showing the strength of the Entente Cordiale. The British believe that the Germans meant to turn Agadir into a naval base on the Atlantic.
1911Antarctic CinematographyHerbert George Ponting
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Films and photographs expedition work throughout the Antarctic winter.
1911Antarctic Coastal SurveyHarry Lewin Lee Pennell
Ross Sea · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Commands Terra Nova during coastal survey and resupply operations.
1911Army InspectionJohn Denton Pinkstone French
Great Britain · Warfare / Military
Continues inspecting British Army training and readiness.
1911Balloon ExperimentsGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Uses balloon observations to study upper-air conditions.
1911British Agent in Egypt AppointedHoratio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum
Cairo · Warfare / Military
Returns to Egypt as Britain's senior representative and begins a broad programme of administrative reform.
1911British Expeditionary Force PreparationJohn Denton Pinkstone French
Great Britain · Warfare / Military
Influences preparations for a future continental expeditionary force.
1911British Museum Archaeological MissionCharles Leonard Woolley
Carchemish · Science / Archaeology
Supervises excavation, recording and interpretation of the ancient site.
1911Cape Evans DarkroomHerbert George Ponting
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Ponting works from a dedicated darkroom inside the hut, processing photographs that document expedition life, landscapes and scientific activity.
1911Cape Evans Lantern LecturesHerbert George Ponting
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Ponting gives illustrated evening talks using lantern slides, providing education and entertainment during the Antarctic winter.
1911Cape Evans Meteorological ProgrammeGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Directs regular weather measurements at the expedition base.
1911Cape Evans PhotographyHerbert George Ponting
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Photographs expedition life and Antarctic scenery.
1911Cape Evans Visual RecordHerbert George Ponting
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Creates an extensive visual record of people, wildlife and landscape.
1911Cape Evans Weather NetworkGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Simpson operates meteorological stations around Cape Evans using recording instruments to maintain a continuous local weather record.
1911CaptainHenry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st
Warfare / Military
Appointed Adjutant of the Oxford OTC
1911Carchemish Excavation LeadershipCharles Leonard Woolley
Carchemish · Science / Archaeology
Directs archaeological work at Carchemish with British Museum support.
1911Carchemish ExcavationsThomas Edward Lawrence
Carchemish · Science / Archaeology
Joins British Museum excavations at the ancient city of Carchemish.
1911Churchill Naval Advice ResumedJohn Arbuthnot Fisher
London · Warfare / World War, 1st
Fisher returns from Italy to advise Winston Churchill on naval preparation and the possibility of war with Germany.
1911Cloud Chamber Particle TracksCharles Thomson Rees Wilson
Cambridge · Science / Technology
Develops the expansion cloud chamber, allowing tracks of fast charged particles including electrons to be photographed.
1911Colliery WorkAneurin Bevan
Tredegar · Politics / Labour Movement
Begins work at Ty-Trist Colliery.
1911Committee of Home RuleWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Appointed Member of Irish Home Rule Committee
1911Constitution of Great BritainWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Favours an Imperial Parliament. Favors "Home Rule All Round", Parliaments for Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales
1911Continental Expeditionary PlanningHenry Hughes Wilson
London · Warfare / Military
Refines plans for deploying an expeditionary force to France.
1911Denry Machin NovelEnoch Arnold Bennett
London · Arts / Literature
Chronicles Denry Machin's rise through ingenuity and social ambition.
1911ElectionGeorge V
London · House / House of Windsor
Insists an election is held to precede any reform to the House of Lords
1911Entente CordialeEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
The British support France as in the First Moroccan Crisis again showing the strength of the Entente Cordiale. Instead of scaring France into turning to Germany, the main result of the Agadir Crisis is to increase British fear and hostility and to draw Britain closer to France
1911Entry into Coal MiningAneurin Bevan
Tredegar · Politics / Labour Movement
Enters the South Wales labour movement through mining employment.
1911Epic Historical PoemGilbert Keith Chesterton
London · Arts / Poetry
Retells King Alfred's struggle against Danish invasion in epic verse.
1911ExcavationThomas Edward Lawrence of Arabia
Carchemish · Science / Archaeology
Joins British Museum excavations at Carchemish, gaining field knowledge of Ottoman Syria.
1911Father Brown CollectionGilbert Keith Chesterton
London · Arts / Literature
Introduces twelve mysteries featuring the priestly amateur detective.
1911Ferrar Glacier SurveyThomas Griffith Taylor
Ferrar Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Taylor's party investigates the Ferrar Glacier and surrounding mountains as part of a broad geological survey of western Victoria Land.
1911First Poetry CollectionRupert Chawner Brooke
London · Arts / Poetry
Establishes his early reputation among Georgian-era British poets.
1911GovernorThomas Denman
Government / Government of Great Britain
Appointed Governor General of Australia
1911Greater Birmingham ExtensionWilliam Bowater
Birmingham · Government / Municipal Government
Major boundary extensions incorporate surrounding districts into the city.
1911Health Insurance AdministrationRobert Laurie Morant
London · Economy / Welfare
Helps design administrative arrangements for national health insurance.
1911Health ReformHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Liberal Government introduce unemployment insurance
1911Health ReformDavid Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Introduces Health & Unemployment Insurance
1911Home RuleHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Sets up a Home Rule Comm of Lloyd George, Birrell, Churchill, Grey, Haldane & Samuel. Sets up a Committee on Home Rule for Ireland under the chairmanship of Lord Loreburn
1911Home RuleWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Appointed Member of Irish Home Rule Committee
1911Home Rule Policy PlanningHerbert Louis Samuel
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Contributes to policy discussions preceding the 1912 Home Rule Bill.
1911Independence of Great BritainHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Sets up a Home Rule Comm of Lloyd George, Birrell, Churchill, Grey, Haldane & Samuel. Sets up a Committee on Home Rule for Ireland under the chairmanship of Lord Loreburn
1911Independence of IrelandHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Sets up a Home Rule Comm of Lloyd George, Birrell, Churchill, Grey, Haldane & Samuel. Sets up a Committee on Home Rule for Ireland under the chairmanship of Lord Loreburn
1911Inspector GeneralJohn Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1st
Ypres · Warfare / Military
French is Inspector General before the Ypres campaign.
1911Instead of scaring France into turning to Germany, the main result ofEdward Grey Fallodon, 1st
Agadir · Government / Liberal Party Government
Instead of scaring France into turning to Germany, the main result of the Agadir Crisis is to increase British fear and hostility and to draw Britain closer to France
1911INVRoger Casement
Politics / Liberal Party
Helps found the Irish National Volunteers
1911Irish Government PolicyAugustine Birrell
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Advises ministers on Irish administration and parliamentary strategy.
1911Irish Home RuleWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Appointed Member of Irish Home Rule Committee
1911Irish Home Rule CommitteeHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Creates a committee to develop Liberal policy on Irish Home Rule.
1911Irish Home Rule CommitteeAugustine Birrell
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Participates in cabinet planning for a new Irish Home Rule measure.
1911Irish Home Rule CommitteeHerbert Louis Samuel
London · Government / Liberal Party Government
Serves on the cabinet committee preparing Irish Home Rule proposals.
1911Labour Exchange PolicyWilliam Henry Beveridge
London · Economy / Welfare
Links insurance administration with the national labour exchange system.
1911Labour Party SecretaryArthur Henderson
London · Government / Labour Party Government
Becomes secretary of the Labour Party.
1911LegislationHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Liberal Government introduce unemployment insurance
1911LegislationWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Government / Liberal Party Government
Churchill is responsible for Part II of Lloyd George's National Insurance Act
1911LegislationDavid Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Responsible for Part I of the National Insurance Act, introducing Health Insurance
1911Loreburn Home Rule CommitteeHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Establishes a Home Rule committee under Lord Loreburn.
1911Military GovernorHoratio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum
Warfare / Military
Appointed Military Governor of Egypt
1911Motor Sledge ResponsibilityWilliam Lashly
Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
On Scott's second expedition in Terra Nova in 1911-1913, Lashly was initially in charge of one of the expedition's two motor sledges which were to haul supplies southward in support of the polar party.
1911Motor Tractor Track WorkBernard Day
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Day machines replacement track rollers for the motor tractors using a lathe driven by a petrol engine inside the expedition base.
1911National Insurance ActClement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1st
Politics / Independent Labour Party
Tours the country as an official explainer for David Lloyd George's National Insurance Act
1911National Insurance Act LecturesClement Richard Attlee
Great Britain · Politics / Independent Labour Party
Tours Britain explaining the new National Insurance Act.
1911National Insurance Implementation PlanningRobert Laurie Morant
London · Economy / Welfare
Develops institutional machinery needed to implement the new scheme.
1911National Party AdministrationArthur Henderson
London · Government / Labour Party Government
Takes responsibility for national organization and parliamentary coordination.
1911Official Public Information TourClement Richard Attlee
Great Britain · Politics / Independent Labour Party
Builds political experience through public lectures on social reform.
1911Ottoman Syria FieldworkThomas Edward Lawrence
Carchemish · Science / Archaeology
Develops archaeological and regional knowledge through fieldwork in Syria.
1911Party LeaderAndrew Bonar Law
London · Government / Conservative Party Government
Appointed Party Party Leader of the Conservative Party
1911PeerageRobert Anthony Haldane
Cloan · Government / Liberal Party Government
Created Viscount Cloan
1911Peter and WendyJames Matthew Barrie
London · Arts / Literature
Publishes Peter and Wendy as a novel in Britain.
1911Peter Pan Novel PublishedJames Matthew Barrie
London · Arts / Literature
Reworks the Peter Pan story into its enduring prose form.
1911PoemsRupert Brooke
Arts / Poetry
Publication of "Poems"
1911Poems First EditionRupert Chawner Brooke
London · Arts / Poetry
Publishes his first collected volume titled Poems.
1911Reform of ParliamentGeorge V
London · House / House of Windsor
Insists an election is held to precede any reform to the House of Lords
1911Reform of ParliamentHardinge Stanley Giffard Halsbury, 1st
Politics / Conservative Party
During the crisis over the Parliament Act of 1911, Halsbury is one of the principal leaders of the rebel faction of Tory peers labelled the "Ditchers" who resolve on all out opposition to the Governments bill whatever happened
1911Reform of Unemployment SupportHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Liberal Government introduce unemployment insurance
1911Reform of Unemployment SupportDavid Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Introduces Health & Unemployment Insurance
1911ReportRoger Casement
Politics / Liberal Party
Completes the Putuymayo Report on the exploitation of rubber workers in Brazil
1911Saki Short-Story CollectionHector Hugh Munro
London · Arts / Literature
Collects satirical stories about Edwardian society and mischievous protagonists.
1911Scientific Higher EducationOliver Joseph Lodge
Birmingham · Science / Education
Promotes scientific research and technical higher education.
1911Sea Ice Temperature StudiesEdward W Nelson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Nelson obtains seawater temperatures from the sea ice, contributing regular marine observations to the expedition's scientific programme.
1911Secretary of Labour PartyArthur Henderson
Government / Labour Party Government
Appointed Secretary of the Labour Party
1911Secretary of State for AgricultureWalter Runciman Runciman, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
Appointed Minister of Agriculture
1911Secretary of State for DefenceSamuel Hughes
Government / Liberal Party Government
Appointed Minister of Defence
1911Short-Story CollectionEdward Morgan Forster
London · Arts / Literature
Collects fantasies exploring imagination, convention and spiritual discovery.
1911St Cyprian's SchoolGeorge Orwell Eric Arthur Blair
Eastbourne · Arts / Literature
Begins schooling at St Cyprian's in Eastbourne.
1911Taylor Valley Geological SurveyThomas Griffith Taylor
Taylor Valley · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Taylor leads geological investigations through the Dry Valleys, recording landforms and rock exposures west of McMurdo Sound.
1911Terra Nova Scientific CruiseHarry Lewin Lee Pennell
Ross Sea · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Supports charting and scientific observations around the Ross Sea.
1911The Ballad of the White HorseGilbert Keith Chesterton
London · Arts / Poetry
Publishes The Ballad of the White Horse.
1911The CardEnoch Arnold Bennett
London · Arts / Literature
Publishes The Card as a comic novel.
1911The Celestial OmnibusEdward Morgan Forster
London · Arts / Literature
Publishes The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories.
1911The Chronicles of ClovisHector Hugh Munro
London · Arts / Literature
Publishes The Chronicles of Clovis under the name Saki.
1911The Country of the BlindHerbert George Wells
London · Arts / Literature
Publishes The Country of the Blind and Other Stories.
1911The Innocence of Father BrownGilbert Keith Chesterton
London · Arts / Literature
Publishes the first collection of Father Brown detective stories.
1911The New MachiavelliHerbert George Wells
Arts / Literature
Publication of "The New Machiavelli"
1911The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett
Arts / Literature
Publication of "The Secret Garden"
1911Titanic Fitting Out EngineeringEdward Wilding
Belfast · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Continues technical work while Titanic is fitted out at Harland and Wolff.
1911Titanic White Star PreparationJoseph Bruce Ismay
Liverpool · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Follows preparations for Titanic to enter White Star Line's Southampton to New York service.
1911Ty-Trist Colliery EmploymentAneurin Bevan
Tredegar · Politics / Labour Movement
Begins working underground at Ty-Trist Colliery.
1911Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
Arts / Literature
Publication of "Under Western Eyes"
1911Unemployment Insurance IntroducedHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st
Government / Liberal Party Government
The Liberal government introduces unemployment insurance.
1911Unemployment Insurance PlanningWilliam Henry Beveridge
London · Economy / Welfare
Contributes expertise to the new unemployment insurance provisions.
1911University of BirminghamOliver Lodge
Birmingham · Science / Education
Serves as principal of the University of Birmingham during its early expansion.
1911University of Birmingham LeadershipOliver Joseph Lodge
Birmingham · Science / Education
Serves as principal of the University of Birmingham.
1911Upper-Air Balloon ObservationsGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Uses balloons to investigate temperature and winds above Antarctica.
1911War Office PlanningHenry Hughes Wilson
London · Warfare / Military
Directs operational planning within the British War Office.
1911Weather StationGeorge Clarke Simpson
Cape Evans · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery
Maintains meteorological instruments at Cape Evans.
1911Wells Short-Story CollectionHerbert George Wells
London · Arts / Literature
Collects speculative tales addressing science, society and human perception.
1911Zuleika DobsonMax Beerbohm
Arts / Literature
Publication of "Zuleika Dobson"