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| 1852 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Herbert Henry Asquith |
| 1886 | Election | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| 1889 | Commission Parnell | |
| Junior Counsell for Charles Parnell before the Parnell Commission |
| 1890 | Queen's Council Asquith | |
| London Appointed to the Queen's Council |
| 1892 | Secretary of Home Affairs | |
| Appointed Home Secretary |
| 1894 | Marriage | |
| Marries Margot (Tennant) Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith |
| 1899 | Liberal Imperialists | |
| Joins the Liberal Imperialists who favor the war & a more aggressive foreign policy |
| 1905 | Chancellor | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1908 | Armament | |
| Appoints a committee of Lloyd George, Churchill & Harcourt for War Office estimates |
| 1908 | Legislation | |
| 10th June London Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act |
| 1908 | Prime Minister | |
| 7th April Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1908 | Reform | |
| 10th June London Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act |
| 1909 | Armament | |
| Agrees to the construction of 4 new battleships |
| 1909 | Budget | |
| 30th Nov London The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75 |
| 1909 | Constitution | |
| 2nd Aug London Parliament enters the Summer recess without agreement between parties |
| 2nd Aug London The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule |
| 1909 | Election | |
| The rallying cry is, "The Peers versus the People" |
| 1909 | Parliament | |
| 3rd Oct London Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People" |
| 1910 | Armament | |
| Agrees to the construction of 4 new battleships |
| 1910 | Budget | |
| 30th Mar London With the support of the Irish Nationalists Asquith's Budget is passed by the Commons |
| 18th April London The Commons votes in favor of the People's Budget of 1909, including the whisky duty |
| 27th April London The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231 |
| 28th April London The Lords is presented with the Budget & passes it without a division |
| 1910 | Constitution | |
| Parliament ratifies the National Convention's constitution for a unified government |
| 21st Feb London Admits to the Commons Edward VII had not promised extra peers to reform the Lords |
| 21st Feb London after the election the Liberals agree to a suspensory veto for the House of Lords |
| 18th Mar London Announces the Lords must be reformed on a democratic basis |
| 30th Mar London Declares that Parliament should be restricted to terms 5 years |
| 30th Mar London Declares the Lords should not have the right to reject or a Bill more than 2X |
| 30th Mar London Promises if the Lords reject the budget the King will create peers before an election |
| 31st Mar London Government proposals to reform the House of Lords is introduced to Parliament |
| 16th Nov London The King secretly tells Asquith if the Liberals return he will create extra peers |
| 1910 | Death | |
| 6th May Death of Edward VII, during a constitutional crisis |
| 1910 | Election | |
| 15th Feb Liberals 275 seats, Conservatives 273, Labour 42 |
| 15th Feb The Irish Nationalists win 84 seats & again hold the balance of power |
| 28th Nov London Parliament is dissolved so that the Parliament Act can be taken to the electorate |
| Dec The Liberal Party wins 44.2% of votes cast & 272 Members of Parliament |
| 19th Dec Very little change from January but enough to push the Parliament Act through |
| 1910 | Independence | |
| Parliament ratifies the National Convention's constitution for unified government |
| 1910 | Parliament | |
| 28th Nov London Parliament is dissolved so that the Parliament Act can be taken to the electorate |
| 1910 | Reform | |
| 6th May A 6 month political truce is called due to George VI's inexperience |
| 1910 | Unification | |
| Parliament ratifies the National Convention's constitution for a unified government |
| 1911 | Constitution | |
| 21st Feb Admits that Edward VII had not promised to create new Peers to reform the Lords |
| 21st Feb Introduces the Parliament Bill to the House of Commons |
| 10th Aug MP's are to be payed for the first time, œ400 a year |
| 10th Aug Passed by the House of Lords , the duration of Parliament is reduced from 7 to 5 yrs |
| 10th Aug The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills |
| 1911 | Election | |
| 22nd Jan Conservatves increase their seats from 116 to 273 |
| 22nd Jan the government depends on 41 Labour & 71 Irish |
| 22nd Jan The Liberals win the election with 275 seats |
| Feb Claims that Edward VII had promised to create new peers to reform the House of Lords |
| 1911 | Independence | |
| Sets up a Committee on Home Rule for Ireland under the chairmanship of Lord Loreburn |
| Sets up a Home Rule Comm of Lloyd George, Birrell, Churchill, Grey, Haldane & Samuel |
| 1911 | Legislation | |
| The Liberal government introduce unemployment insurance |
| 10th Aug The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills |
| 1911 | Reform | |
| The Liberal government introduce unemployment insurance |
| 10th Aug The Lords are denied a veto over "money bills" & have 2 yr veto for other bills |
| 1912 | Estimates Comm | |
| London Founds the Estimates Committee |
| London Founds the Estimates Committee to assist the Public Accounts Committee |
| 1912 | Independence | |
| 11th April London Asquith renews Liberal efforts to establish Irish Home Rule |
| 11th April London Home Rule Bill, The Irish Home Rule Bill is introduced in the House of Commons |
| 1912 | Legislation | |
| 11th April London Home Rule Bill, The Irish Home Rule Bill is introduced in the House of Commons |
| 1912 | Reform | |
| London Founds the Estimates Committee |
| 1913 | Diplomacy | |
| 13th Dec London Britain & France jointly oppose the German-Turkish military convention |
| 1913 | Reform | |
| 7th July London The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill, rejected by the Lords |
| 8th July London The Commons passes a Bill to disestablish the Church in Wales, rejected by the Lords |
| 5th Dec London A Royal Proclamation bans the import of arms into Ulster |
| 1914 | Bombing of Hartlepool | |
| 16th Dec Hartlepool A German squadron bombs Hartlepool, Scarborough & Whitby |
| 1914 | Capture of Cyprus | |
| 5th Nov Cyprus Britain captures Cyprus |
| 1914 | Capture of Ypres | |
| 13th Oct Ypres The British occupy Ypres |
| 1914 | Conference of Buckingham Palace Great Britai | |
| 21st July London 1st day of the Irish Home Rule Conference in Buckingham Palace |
| 1914 | Declaration of War | |
| 12th Aug Great Britain is at war with Austria-Hungary |
| 5th Nov Great Britain & France declare war on Turkey |
| 1914 | Diplomacy | |
| 15th June London British-German agreement on the Baghdad Railway & Mesopotamia |
| 1914 | Independence | |
| 21st July London 1st day of the Irish Home Rule Conference in Buckingham Palace |
| 1914 | Mining North Sea | |
| 2nd Oct The Admiralty decides to mine the North Sea |
| 1914 | Purchase Anglo Persian Oil | |
| 22nd May London Britain acquires control of oil in the Persian Gulf from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company |
| 1914 | Rebellion | |
| 30th Mar London Successor to Seely during the "Curragh Mutiny" & threat of Irish civil war |
| 1914 | Reform | |
| London The Defence of the Realm Act is passed conferring emergency powers |
| 19th May London The House of Commons passes the Welsh Church Disestablishment Bill for the third time |
| 25th May London The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill |
| 1914 | Secretary of War | |
| 30th Mar Appointed Secretary of State for War |
| 1915 | Battle of Dardanelles | |
| 19th Feb Dardanelles The War Cabinet decides to send troops to the Dardanelles |
| 1915 | Blockade of Britain | |
| 18th Feb A German submarine blockade of Great Britain begins |
| 1915 | Blockade of Gt Yarmouth | |
| 19th Jan Gt Yarmouth German zeppelins launch the 1st air raid on Britain |
| 1915 | Blockade of Kings Lynn | |
| 19th Jan Kings Lynn German zeppelins launch the 1st air raid on Britain |
| 1915 | Bombing of Karlsruhe | |
| 15th June Karlsruhe Allied aircraft bombs Karlsruhe in retaliation for German bombing of London |
| 1915 | Bombing of London | |
| 31st May London German Zeppelins bombard the suburbs of London |
| 1915 | Coalition Gov | |
| 17th May London Asquith & Bonar Law agree a Coaltion |
| 1915 | Declaration of War | |
| 25th May London Asquith's policy of "wait & see" is challenged by Lloyd George |
| 1915 | Dismissal | |
| Oct Replaces French as Commander of the Expeditionary Force in France with Haig |
| 28th Oct Reduces the size of the War Council |
| 1915 | Government | |
| 17th May Sends a letter to ministers requesting their resignation for a new wartime coalition |
| 26th May The new government is announced |
| 1915 | Prime Minister | |
| 25th May Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term |
| 1915 | Reprisals Order | |
| 11th Mar The Reprisals Order, in which Britain bans all 'neutral' parties from trading with Germany |
| 1915 | Treaty of London | |
| 26th April The treaty of London is signed, in which Italy joins the Entente |
| 1916 | Campaign Dardanelles | |
| 19th June Dardanelles Decides not to allow documents from a Dardanelles enquiry to be released |
| 18th July Dardanelles The Cromer Commission is announced to investigate the Dardanelles Campaign |
| 1916 | Commission Cromer | |
| 18th July Dardanelles The Cromer Commission is announced to investigate the Dardanelles Campaign |
| 1916 | Conscription | |
| 6th Jan London Crisis breaks out when the press announces Asquith will not introduce concscription |
| 24th Jan Conscription is introduced |
| 1916 | Dardanelles Enquiry | |
| 19th June Dardanelles Decides not to allow documents from a Dardanelles enquiry to be released |
| 1916 | Gallipoli Campaign Great Britai | |
| Gallipoli Troops are evacuated from the Gallipoli Campaign |
| 1916 | Legislation | |
| The Conscription Bill is passed |
| 1916 | Rebellion | |
| April Dublin The Easter Rebellion breaks out in Dublin |
| 1916 | Reform | |
| April Decides upon compulsory conscription, except for Ireland |
| 1916 | Resignation | |
| 5th Dec London Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| 1916 | Vote Confidence | |
| 8th Nov London A motion by Edward Carson on ownership of property in Nigeria creates a crisis |
| 1920 | Election | |
| Elected Independent Liberal, 1920-1924 |
| 1925 | Peerage | |
| Created Earl & Knight of the Garter |
| 1928 | Death | |
| Birth of Herbert Henry Asquith |
