Wednesday, April 14, 1915

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #392Time not recorded
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. . . I only wish that I could spend a really quiet Saturday & Sunday with you at Alderley . . . I drove back . . . to Windsor . . . It was not an exhilarating evening . . .

Asquith regrets Venetia's departure for Alderley and describes a dinner at Windsor Castle.

Mentioned:Sir A. Sinclair • Nellie Hozier • Violet Asquith • Col. Ames • Marquis de Soveral • Lady Minto • Prince of Wales • Margot Asquith • Lady K. Coke • Sybil Cadogan • Kitchener • Sir John French

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration8/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

Venetia's departureWindsor Castle partyItalian negotiationsAmmunition supplyNewcastle speech
H.H. Asquith
Windsor Castle / Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLunch at Windsor. Returning to London.. Cabinet meeting (Munitions Committee appointed). Lunch with Crewe
Venetia Stanley
Alderleyⓘ
HER DAYLeft for Alderley.

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1915-04-14

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German Navy Zeppelins bombed England a second time, resulting in two casualties.. British infantry forced the surrender of Ottoman forces at the Battle of Shaiba, ensuring Basra remained under Allied control.. The 9th Cavalry Brigade for the British Army was established.. Queen Mary's Military Hospital opened in Whalley, Lancashire.

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