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| 1863 | Birth |  |
| 16th Jan Manchester Birth of David Lloyd George |
| 1890 | Election | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| 1905 | Deputy Party Leader | |
| Serves under Campbell-Bannerman |
| 1905 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| 1908 | Chancellor | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1908 | Marriage | |
| 12th Sep London Signs the registar for Churchill's marriage to Clementine Hozier |
| 1909 | Budget | |
| London Raises taxes on upper incomes & large Estates |
| 30th Nov London The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75 |
| 1909 | Reform | |
| 4th Nov London Finance Bill, the 3rd reading of the Finance Bill is passed in the House of Commons |
| 30th Nov London Finance Bill, The Finance Bill is rejected by the House of Lords , 350 votes to 75 |
| 1910 | Budget | |
| 27th April London The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231 |
| 28th April London The Lords passes the Budget without a division |
| 1910 | Constitution | |
| 17th Aug London Considers a Grand Coalition to resolve the constitutional crisis |
| 4th Nov London The 3rd reading of the Finance Bill is carried in the House of Commons |
| 30th Nov London The Commons is prorogued & a general election campaign begins |
| 30th Nov London The Finance Bill is rejected in the Lords by 350 votes to 75 |
| 1911 | Diplomacy | |
| 21st July The Germans call Lloyd-George's Mansion House speech, "warning bordering on menace" |
| 21st July Warns Germany not to endanger peace over Morocco during his Mansion House speech |
| 1911 | Legislation | |
| Responsible for Part I of the National Insurance Act, introducing Health Insurance |
| 1911 | Reform | |
| Introduces Health & Unemployment Insurance |
| 1911 | Speech | |
| 21st July The Germans call Lloyd-George's Mansion House speech, "warning bordering on menace" |
| 1912 | Scandal | |
| Purchases shares in Marconi after the government agrees a contract with them |
| 1913 | Constitution | |
| London Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament |
| 1913 | Legislation | |
| London Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament |
| 1913 | Reform | |
| London Provisional Collection of Taxes Act makes the Budget law after read in Parliament |
| 1913 | Scandal | |
| 18th June London Exonerated of illegally dealing in Marconi shares by a debate in the House of Commons |
| 1915 | Minister of Munitions | |
| Appointed Minister of Munitions |
| 1st Jan Suggests an attack on Turkey or Austria-Hungary to end the deadlock in western front |
| 1916 | Independence | |
| The government calls a truce & leaves the Republicans in control of much of the South |
| 1916 | Peace | |
| London Rejects Betmann's Peace Note & demands the defeat of Germany by a "knock out blow" |
| The government calls a truce & leaves the Republicans in control of much of the South |
| 1916 | Prime Minister | |
| 6th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1916 | Resignation | |
| 5th Dec London Resigns from Asquith's Coalition Government |
| 1916 | Secretary of War | |
| 7th July Appointed Secretary for War |
| 1916 | War Cabinet | |
| London Forms a 5 man War Cabinet, himself, Bonar Law, Curzon & Milner |
| 1917 | Agricultural Labour | |
| 6th June London The Government appeals to farmers to use more women workers |
| 1917 | Arrest | |
| 1st Jan London Arrested for a plot to murder Lloyd George on a golf course |
| 1917 | Assassination | |
| 1st Jan London The Wheeldon family is arrested for the attempted murder of Lloyd George |
| 1917 | Conference of Rapallo | |
| Rapallo Lloyd George helps establish the Supreme War Council to co-ordinate the war effort |
| 7th Nov Rapallo The Supreme War Council meets at Lloyd George's instigation to co-ordinate the War |
| 1917 | Reform | |
| London An Act is passed giving women the vote for the 1st time, includes 6 million women |
| 1917 | SWC | |
| Rapallo Lloyd George helps establish the Supreme War Council to co-ordinate the war effort |
| 1917 | War Aims | |
| 5th Jan London Outlines his war aims in a speech to TU delegates at Central Hall, Westminster |
| 1918 | Economic, Defence & Development Committee | |
| 10th June The Cabinet forms the Economic, Defence & Development Committee |
| 1918 | Economy | |
| 10th June The Cabinet forms the National Iron & Steel Indus try Council |
| 1918 | Election | |
| The Liberal Party wins 25.6% of votes cast & 163 MPs |
| Wins the 1st post war "coupon" election |
| 1918 | National Iron & Steel Industry Council | |
| 10th June The Cabinet forms the National Iron & Steel Indus try Council |
| 1918 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 1918 | RAF | |
| 1st April London The Royal Airforce is founded |
| 1918 | Rule of Bosporus | |
| 8th Dec Bosporus Allies occupy the Bosporus , Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos |
| 1918 | Rule of Dardanelles | |
| 8th Dec Dardanelles Allies occupy the Bosporus , Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos |
| 1918 | Rule of Marmara | |
| 8th Dec Marmara Allies occupy the Bosporus , Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos |
| 1918 | Rule of Tenedos | |
| 8th Dec Tenedos Allies occupy the Bosporus , Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos |
| 1918 | Rule of Turkey | |
| 8th Dec Allies occupy the Bosporus , Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos |
| 1918 | Surrender | |
| 30th Oct Turkey surrenders to the Allies |
| 3rd Nov Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies |
| 11th Nov Germany surrenders to the Allies |
| 1918 | Trial | |
| 5th Dec London Announces the Kaiser should be prosecuted by an international court |
| 1919 | Constitution | |
| 21st Jan Dublin The Sinn Fein decalre the foundation of the Irish Republic |
| Dec A new Home Rule Bill is passed for Ireland to remain part of the Empire as a Dominion |
| Dec Dublin A new Home Rule Bill proposes Parliaments in Dublin & Belfast & an all Irish Council |
| 1919 | Independence | |
| Dec A new Home Rule Bill is passed for Ireland to remain part of the Empire as a Dominion |
| 1919 | Legislation | |
| Dec A new Home Rule Bill is passed for Ireland to remain part of the Empire as a Dominion |
| Dec Dublin A new Home Rule Bill proposes Parliaments in Dublin & Belfast & an all Irish Council |
| 1920 | Black & Tans | |
| Introduces a force of ex-servicemen counter the threat of the IRA |
| 1920 | Rule of Constantinople | |
| 16th Mar Constantinople The Allies occupy Constantinople |
| 10th Aug Constantinople The Allies complete the occupation of Constantinople |
| 1920 | Rule of Cyprus | |
| 10th Aug Cyprus Under the Treaty of Sevres Turkey cedes Cyprus to Britain |
| 1920 | Rule of Transjordan | |
| 10th Aug Sevres Under the Treaty of Sevres a League of Nations mandate awards Trans jordan to Britain |
| 1920 | Strike | |
| 18th Oct Miners walk out & make a claim for 2 shillings more per week |
| 3rd Nov The Miners return to work |
| 1920 | Treaty of Sevres | |
| 10th Aug Sevres Under the Treaty of Sevres a League of Nations mandate awards Trans jordan to Britain |
| 10th Aug Sevres Under the Treaty of Sevres Turkey cedes Cyprus to Britain |
| 1921 | Constitution | |
| 5th June Ulster Northern Ireland's 1st Parliament sits |
| 1921 | Diplomacy | |
| 16th Mar An agreement is made to resume Anglo-Soviet trade relations |
| 1921 | Occupation | |
| 8th Jan Chequers Becomes the 1st Prime Minister to reside in Chequers |
| 1921 | Peace | |
| 11th June The British government & Sinn Fein agree a truce |
| 21st Oct Anglo-Irish peace talks begin |
| 6th Dec Britain signs a peace treaty with Ireland |
| 1922 | Assassination | |
| London Orders the Irish to attack the IRA after the assassination of Wilson, they refuse |
| 1922 | Crisis | |
| Chanak The Chanak crisis leads to the downfall of the government |
| 1922 | Election | |
| 16th June The Irish election produces a large majority for the pro-treaty party |
| 19th Oct The Conservatives decide to contest the election independently of the coalition |
| 1922 | Independence | |
| The Irish agree the King should be Head of State |
| The Irish Free State will become part of the Commonwealth & be sovereign |
| 21st Feb Great Britain grants Egypt independence |
| 28th Feb Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state, but British troops remain |
| 16th Mar Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt |
| 1922 | Rebellion | |
| 14th April Dublin Irish Republic rebels occupy 4 government courts in Dublin |
| 28th June Dublin Civil war continues for a year |
| 28th June Dublin The Irish Government attacks the Republicans who surrender 3 days later |
| 1922 | Reform | |
| London The Act of Union passed in 1800 is revoked after the Irish Free State is constituted |
| 1922 | Resignation | |
| 19th Oct London Resigns as Prime Minister |
| 1922 | Rule of Egypt | |
| 21st Feb Great Britain grants Egypt independence |
| 28th Feb Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state, but British troops remain |
| 16th Mar Sultan Fuad I is crowned king of Egypt. England recognizes Egypt |
| 1926 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party |
| 1929 | Election | |
| Heavily defeated despite leading a reunited Liberal Party |
| 1931 | Health | |
| Cannot comeback due to prostrate problems & excluded from the National Government |
| 1936 | Diplomacy | |
| Sep Berchtesgaden Impressed by Hitler's conquest of unemployment |
| Sep Berchtesgaden Visits Hitler, repoorts back that Hitler is arming for defence not attack |
| 1936 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "War Memoirs" |
| 1938 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "The Truth About the Peace Treaty" |
| 1938 | Treaty of Munich | |
| Lloyd George votes against the Munich Agreement |
| London Votes against the Munich Agreement |
| 1945 | Death | |
| Mar Death of David Lloyd George |
