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The film emphasises the pre-war uniqueness of Britain, rich, insular, with a strong trading position and a free democracy united under the constitutional monarchy. The only pre-war violence comes in the Sidney Street siege, and perhaps from the suffragettes. Empire building creates some resentment, but is nevertheless beneficial. Only Ireland is unstable. The war is unexpected, but the decision to…
Contributors
- Williams, J B
- Associated British Film Distributors
Subject
- EFG1914
- Chamberlain, Joseph
- Edward VII, King
- Wilhelm II, Kaiser of Germany
- Asquith, Herbert Henry
- George V, King
- Connaught [George] (HRH Duke of)
- George VI, King
- Edward, Prince (Duke of Windsor)
- Alexandra, Queen
- …
- World War I
- World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, British
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- Children and war
- George Robey
- John Edward Redmond
- Winston Churchill
- British Army
- Arthur Whitten Brown
- Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Contributors
- Williams, J B
- Associated British Film Distributors
Subject
- EFG1914
- Chamberlain, Joseph
- Edward VII, King
- Wilhelm II, Kaiser of Germany
- Asquith, Herbert Henry
- George V, King
- Connaught [George] (HRH Duke of)
- George VI, King
- Edward, Prince (Duke of Windsor)
- Alexandra, Queen
- …
- World War I
- World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, British
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- Children and war
- George Robey
- John Edward Redmond
- Winston Churchill
- British Army
- Arthur Whitten Brown
- Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Imperial War Museums
Creation date
- 1933
- 1933
Places
- GB, England
- GB, England & Dover, Kent <cliffs>
- Lancashire, England, UK
- Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
- GB, England & London, E <docks>
- GB, England & London, E <Sidney Street>
- GB, England & London, E <Tower Bridge>
- GB, England & London, EC <Old Bailey>
- GB, England & London, SW <Buckingham Palace>
- GB, England & London, SW <Cenotaph>
- …
- United Kingdom
- Sidney Street, Cambridge
- Ireland
- Lancashire
- Quebec
- Oxfordshire
- Belfast
- Montreal
- Birmingham
- Canada
Provenance
- Imperial War Museums
Identifier
- IWM_485
- IWM_485
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1933
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-03-31T08:55:21.335Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T12:49:15.528Z