Wednesday, May 12, 1915

Heavy Rain

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #425Time not recorded
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Most Loved – As you know well, this breaks my heart. I couldn't bear to come and see you. I can only pray God to bless you – and help me.

A brief, heartbroken note acknowledging the end of their relationship upon hearing of her engagement.

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration10/10
Political Unburdening0/10
Emotional Desolation10/10

Thematic Tags

HeartbreakEnd of relationship
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLondon. Received letter from Venetia Stanley ending engagement/correspondence. Cabinet meeting. Wrote heartbreak letter to Venetia
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ

Official Register

1915-05-12

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British battleship HMS Goliath was torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles with the loss of 570 crew.. The Bryce Report on Alleged German Outrages was released.

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Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"H. came into my bedroom much perturbed at his great friend's engagement. ... I jumped out of bed and put my arms round him and said 'My beloved, Venetia is a very sensible girl: if she feels she can't marry him, she won't.'"

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"Fisher asked me to see him but I found him asleep, tired out, so I slipped out again. ... there is a horrible muddle with all this bickering and intriguing between Churchill and Fisher."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"We all breakfasted with the children. They went out and we sat on... and had a philosophical discussion... He is a fierce believer in the absolute and the actual..."