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Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.

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    9th July

    Wed 9 Jul 2014

    The British press is concerned about the effect of film cameras on daily life.

  • 8th July

    Tue 8 Jul 2014

    Suffragettes protest about their treatment in prison.

  • 7th July

    Mon 7 Jul 2014

    The University of London introduces a new course for immigrants on 'how to be English'.

  • 6th July

    Sun 6 Jul 2014

    The Bishop of London opposes the forced feeding of suffragettes in prison.

  • 5th July

    Sat 5 Jul 2014

    The Kaiser gives the blank cheque to Austria-Hungary.

  • 4th July

    Fri 4 Jul 2014

    The tensions in Ulster over the British government's plans for Irish home rule.

  • 3rd July

    Thu 3 Jul 2014

    The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Vienna.

  • 2nd July

    Wed 2 Jul 2014

    Gavrilo Princip confesses to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

  • 1st July

    Tue 1 Jul 2014

    The Hungarian prime minister Istvan Tisza blocks immediate retaliation on Serbia.

  • 27th June

    Tue 1 Jul 2014

    The Archduke Franz Ferdinand is visiting Bosnia for military manoeuvres.

  • 30th June

    Mon 30 Jun 2014

    The Royal Navy makes a friendly visit to Germany.

  • 29th June

    Sun 29 Jun 2014

    The government of Austria-Hungary debates how to react to the assassination in Sarajevo.

  • 28th June

    Sat 28 Jun 2014

    The Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.

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