Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.
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Jean Jaures calls for an international general strike in the event of war.
The French parliament hears revelations that the military is short of arms.
The investigation into the assassination of Franz Ferdinand reports back to Vienna.
The Russian monk Rasputin is attacked.
Crowds gather for the first London to Paris Air Race.
Suffragettes' protests disrupt the King's visit to Scotland.
The British press is concerned about the effect of film cameras on daily life.
Suffragettes protest about their treatment in prison.
The University of London introduces a new course for immigrants on 'how to be English'.
The Bishop of London opposes the forced feeding of suffragettes in prison.
The Kaiser gives the blank cheque to Austria-Hungary.
The tensions in Ulster over the British government's plans for Irish home rule.
The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Vienna.
Gavrilo Princip confesses to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The Hungarian prime minister Istvan Tisza blocks immediate retaliation on Serbia.
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand is visiting Bosnia for military manoeuvres.
The Royal Navy makes a friendly visit to Germany.
The government of Austria-Hungary debates how to react to the assassination in Sarajevo.
The Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
