Madeleine Birchfield
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What happens if the Irish Home Rule Bill fails to pass the House of Lords in July 1914 and Asquith calls a general election?
surely he would invoke the 1911 parliament act wouldn't he? rather than calling an election.What happens if the Irish Home Rule Bill fails to pass the House of Lords in July 1914 and Asquith calls a general election?
I believe that was his intention. Process might even have been underway.surely he would invoke the 1911 parliament act wouldn't he? rather than calling an election.
surely he would invoke the 1911 parliament act wouldn't he? rather than calling an election.
Pretty much that.
Parliament Act gets used, Lord's are over-ruled. Tensions in Ireland rack all the way up to eleven until events on the Continent overshadow things.
Honestly the outcome would be pretty much the same as OTL.
I’m not quite as convinced. If Ireland had spilled over into civil unrest and sections of the army had mutinied over HR would Britain really have intervened over Belgium? I don’t think so.
That means no Ultimatum on Belgium neutrality, no miracle on the Marne, etc. Germany wins by late 1915 at the latest.
I think Asquith would’ve emvoked the 1911 Act. However supposing a GE I expect the liberals to lose more ground. Then if we have a Tory Gov would they want to get involved in the war if it had already started and the casualties?
I tend to agree, you don't get involved in foreign adventures when your house is on fire. (Unless a foreign power is involved in your domestic problems)I’m not quite as convinced. If Ireland had spilled over into civil unrest and sections of the army had mutinied over HR would Britain really have intervened over Belgium? I don’t think so.
I tend to agree, you don't get involved in foreign adventures when your house is on fire. (Unless a foreign power is involved in your domestic problems)
German intelligence well knew what was going on but they used a Hamburg based arms dealer as a cut-out. A Jew, he ended up committing suicide in 1938 rather than being sent to a concentration camp.Well, it could be argued, that Germany is involved in those domestic problems as they are the ones selling arms to the Irish.
German intelligence well knew what was going on but they used a Hamburg based arms dealer as a cut-out. A Jew, he ended up committing suicide in 1938 rather than being sent to a concentration camp.
I have it in a book at home about Colonel Fred Crawford (who organised the Larne effort). I'm away for the weekend so can't get at it until Monday but I will have a look on the internet now...really?
Oh I need to know that mans name for BIDSG related purposes.
I have it in a book at home about Colonel Fred Crawford (who organised the Larne effort). I'm away for the weekend so can't get at it until Monday but I will have a look on the internet now
Dear @ShortsBelfast , pls let me vent the same request.Well if you find it, please PM me it.
This is the sort of stuff I live for in alt-history.