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21st July

The King warns of civil war in Britain over Irish Home Rule.

The King warns of civil war in Britain over Irish Home Rule.

Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First world war. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the same day exactly one hundred years ago, giving a picture of the world in 1914 as it was experienced at the time.

The series tracks the development of the European crisis day by day, from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand through to the first week of the conflict. As well as the war, it gives an insight into the wider context of the world in 1914 including the threat of civil war in Ireland, the sensational trial of Madame Caillaux in France and the suffragettes' increasingly violent campaign for votes for women.

Margaret Macmillan is professor of international history at Oxford University.

Readings: Andrew Byron, Stephen Greif, Felix von Manteuffel, Jaime Stewart, Simon Tcherniak
Jane Whittenshaw

Presenter and Writer: Margaret Macmillan
Producer: Russell Finch
Executive Producer: Joby Waldman
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.

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Mon 21 Jul 2014 16:55

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