Picture No | 10217531 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | The British Prime Minister arrives in Ireland |
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The British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (1852 - 1928), arriving in Kingstown, Ireland accompanied by his private secretary Maurice Bonham Carter. The previous month had witnessed the Irish nationalist rebellion known as the Easter Rising in the city of Dublin, suppressed by British troops. Asquith was ousted from power by Lloyd George later that year.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 20 May 1916, page 628 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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