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11th July

Crowds gather for the first London to Paris Air Race.

• 5 mins

12th July

The Russian monk Rasputin is attacked.

• 5 mins

13th July

The investigation into the assassination of Franz Ferdinand reports back to Vienna.

• 5 mins

14th July

The French parliament hears revelations that the military is short of arms.

• 5 mins

15th July

Jean Jaures calls for an international general strike in the event of war.

• 5 mins

16th July

A meeting of Suffragettes is attacked by a mob.

• 5 mins

17th July

Lloyd George warns of civil unrest among the trade unions and in Ireland.

• 5 mins

18th July

Mohandas Gandhi leaves South Africa.

• 5 mins

19th July

The Royal Navy fleet gathers for a review by the King.

• 5 mins

20th July

The French President arrives on a state visit to Russia.

• 5 mins

21st July

The King warns of civil war in Britain over Irish 蜜芽传媒 Rule.

• 5 mins

22nd July

The Russian royal family give a lavish welcome to the French President.

• 5 mins

23rd July

Austria-Hungary delivers the ultimatum to Serbia.

• 5 mins

24th July

Britain and Russia react to Austria-Hungary's ultimatum.

• 5 mins

25th July

Margaret Macmillan tells the story of the events leading up to the First World War.

• 5 mins

26th July

The British foreign secretary proposes mediation to settle the Balkan crisis.

• 5 mins

27th July

Reactions to British soldiers shooting unarmed protesters in Dublin.

• 5 mins

28th July

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

• 5 mins

29th July

The Kaiser sends a telegram to the Tsar to try to prevent war.

• 5 mins

30th July

The tsar orders a full mobilisation of the Russian army.

• 5 mins

31st July

Panic in the financial markets as the Bank of England is forced to close.

• 5 mins

1st August

The German government receives word that Britain will remain neutral.

• 5 mins

2nd August

The British cabinet is split over whether to join the war.

• 5 mins

3rd August

The British foreign secretary speaks in favour of war at the House of Commons.

• 5 mins

4th August

Britain declares war on Germany.

• 5 mins

5th August

Advertisements in British newspapers urge the public to enlist in the army.

• 5 mins

6th August

German Zeppelins bomb the Belgian city of Liege, the first air attack on a European city.

• 5 mins

7th August

British Trade Unions announce they will not oppose the war.

• 5 mins

8th August

The French army declares a victory in their lost province of Alsace.

• 5 mins

1914: Day by Day - Omnibus

Episode 1

The world reacts to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.

• 28 mins