Maritime Safety Convention Strengthens Radio Rules
The first International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea adopted rules on wireless watches and lifesaving equipment after the Titanic disaster.
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1914 in Great Britain — Page 12
Explore 490 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1914.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1914
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Marne Cavalry Operations
Commands cavalry during the Allied advance associated with the Marne fighting.
Member of Parliament
Elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Hartlepool
Military Intelligence
Joins British military intelligence work after the outbreak of the First World War.
Mons Cavalry Leadership
Leads cavalry during the fighting around Mons.
Mounted Warfare Experience
Applies extensive cavalry experience during the mobile opening campaign in France and Belgium.
Naval Armoured Cars Sent to Belgium
Churchill supports deployment of armed naval vehicles to assist reconnaissance and communications in Belgium.
Neutral Shipping Routes through Dover Directed
Merchant vessels are advised to use Admiralty-directed routes through the Channel and along Britain's east coast.
Neutrality
Bethman-Hollweg offers not to invade France if Britain remains neutral, Grey refuses
North Sea Mine Countermeasures Expanded
The Admiralty enlarges mine countermeasures after German mining and submarine operations threaten shipping.
Northern Patrol Trade Control Expanded
The Admiralty strengthens cruiser patrols between Scotland and Iceland to intercept suspect shipping.
Offensive
Leeds the Courtai Offensive
Ostend Naval Detachment Reinforced
The Admiralty sends naval personnel and equipment to strengthen Allied activity around Ostend.
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
Periodic Table Anomalies Resolved
Explains why elements such as tellurium and iodine must be ordered contrary to atomic weight by showing that atomic number is the fundamental organising principle.
Platoon Commander
Appointed Platoon Commander
Platoon Commander
Appointed Platoon Commander
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 1st term
Principal Liaison Officer
Appointed Principal Liaison Officer to the French HQ
Principal Liaison Officer
Appointed Principal Liaison Officer with the French HQ
Rebellion of Rebels in Ireland
Meets the Kaiser & persuades him that he can foment trouble in Ireland
Rebellion of Rebels in Ireland
Meets the Kaiser & persuades him that he can foment trouble in Ireland
Reform of Emergency Powers
The Defence of the Realm Act is passed conferring emergency powers
Renown Recast as Fast Battlecruiser
Fisher redirects the Renown design toward a very fast oil-burning battlecruiser suited to his northern offensive ideas.
Repulse Recast as Fast Battlecruiser
Fisher redirects Repulse toward a fast battlecruiser design rather than the slower battleship concept previously planned.
Resignation of James Ramsey MacDonald
Resigns the Party leadership because of British involvement in World War I
Resignation of John Elliot Burns
Resigns as President of the Board of Trade over Britains involvement in World War I
Retreat from Mons
Directs cavalry covering movements during the British retreat from Mons.
Royal Marine Brigade Sent to Antwerp
The Admiralty dispatches Royal Marines to reinforce the threatened Belgian fortress during the German advance.
Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Cars Expanded
The Admiralty expands RNAS armoured-car units for reconnaissance and mobile support on the Belgian coast.
Royal Naval Air Service Coastal Reconnaissance Expanded
Churchill supports wider RNAS reconnaissance from coastal stations as naval aviation enters wartime service.
Rumford Medal
Awarded the Rumford Medal
Second League Championship Under Crompton
Crompton anchors the defence during Blackburn Rovers' second league title, secured shortly before domestic football is interrupted by the First World War.
Second Naval Brigade Sent to Antwerp
Another naval brigade is committed as Britain attempts to prolong Antwerp's resistance.
Shea Scores in Blackburn Championship Campaign
Shea supplies attacking quality to the Rovers team that wins the First Division, helping the club secure its second championship in three seasons.
Square Rigged Operations Approach End
Sailing ships still used Salthouse Dock until roughly the early twentieth century despite modernisation elsewhere. The episode shows how specialised basins became part of a larger harbour system.
Staff Officer
Appointed Staff Officer of the 5th Division in France
Staff Officer
Appointed Staff Officer of the 5th Division in France
The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
Publication of "The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists"
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