Saturday, August 22, 1914

Light Rain

Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #128Time not recorded
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My darling – this is your birthday. How I wish I could spend it with you! . . . I was thinking all this morning . . . what a distance you & I have travelled in the course of a calendar year. . . . Interviews: first with Crewe, M'Kenna & the Archbishop . . . Then with Birrell, Redmond & Dillon . . .

Asquith wishes Venetia a happy birthday, reflects on the past year, and discusses Irish negotiations.

Mentioned:Burne-Jones • Benckendorffs • Violet Asquith • Hugh Godley • Lord Crewe • Reginald McKenna • Archbishop of Canterbury • Birrell • Redmond • Dillon • Bonar Law • King George V

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration9/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation2/10

Thematic Tags

BirthdayRelationshipIrish negotiations (Ultimatum idea)
H.H. Asquith
Kentⓘ
HIS DAYInterviews. Motoring to Lympne. Golf at Littlestone.
Venetia Stanley
Penrhosⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith. Working on embroidery

Official Register

1914-08-22

Top News

Daily Edition

The first shot by a British soldier in the war is fired near Mons, Belgium.. Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium.. The Battle of Rossignol takes place, resulting in the destruction of a French colonial division.. An Avro 504 of the Royal Flying Corps is shot down, the first British aircraft destroyed in action.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned