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1925 in Great Britain — Page 3

Explore 97 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1925.

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Historical records for Great Britain in 1925

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 17 of 97 unique records.

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1925

Peerage

Asquith, Henry Herbert · Politics / Liberal Party

Created Earl & Knight of the Garter

1925

Peerage

Rushworth, John Rushworth · London · Warfare / Military

Created Earl Jellicoe, 1st

1925

Peerage

Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley · London · Secretary of State for Agriculture · Government / Conservative Party Government

Created Baron Irwin

1925

Politicians and the Press

Aitken, William Maxwell · Media / Media

Publication of "Politicians & the Press". Publication of " Politicians the Press"

1925

Politicians the Press

Aitken, William Maxwell · Media / Media

Publication of "Politicians & the Press". Publication of " Politicians the Press"

1925

Quote

Grey, Edward · Politics / Liberal Party

"The moral is obvious: it is that great armaments lead inevitably to war"

1925

Return to Gold Standard Debate

Layton, Walter · London · Editor · Media / Media

Britain's return to the gold standard placed exchange rates, wages and industrial competitiveness among the issues scrutinised in Layton's editorial era.

1925

Returns to RAF

Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward · Cranwell · Warfare / Military

Rejoins the Royal Air Force after service in the Royal Tank Corps.

1925

Secretary of State for Dominions

Amery, Leopold · Secretary of State for Dominions · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Secretary for the Dominions

1925

Speech

MacMillan, Maurice Harold · London · Member of Parliament · Government / Conservative Party Government

Maiden Speech, supports the budget introducing contributory pensions & reduced inc tax

1925

Strike

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Conservative Party Government

A subsidy of 10M is agreed by the Cabinet for 9 months to prepare for a coal strike

1925

The ABC of Relativity

Russell · Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "The ABC of Relativity"

1925

Those Barren Leaves

Huxley, Aldous Leonard · Arts / Literature

Publication of "Those Barren Leaves"

1925

Threadneedle Street Reconstruction Begins

Baker, Herbert · Threadneedle Street · Architect of the Bank of England · Economy / Bank of England

Herbert Baker begins the major reconstruction of the Bank of England's Threadneedle Street headquarters, replacing most of John Soane's earlier building.

1925

Treaty of Mutual Guarantee

Chamberlain, Austen · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

The Council of the League is required to rule on alleged breaches of the Treaty & Britain & Italy are, as guarantors, only obliged to intervene without awaiting such a decision in the event of a flagrant contravention

1925

Viceroy

Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley · London · Viceroy of India · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Viceroy of India

1925

Whip

Henderson, Arthur · Whip of Labour Party · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Whip of the Labour Party, 3rd term

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