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Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.

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1914: Day by Day: 1st July

01/07/2014

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The Hungarian prime minister Istvan Tisza blocks immediate retaliation on Serbia.

The Hungarian Prime Minister Istvan Tisza blocks immediate retaliation on Serbia. 

Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the same day exactly one hundred years ago, giving a picture of the world in 1914 as it was experienced at the time.

The series tracks the development of the European crisis day by day, from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand through to the first week of the conflict. As well as the war, it gives an insight into the wider context of the world in 1914, including the threat of civil war in Ireland, the sensational trial of Madame Caillaux in France and the suffragettes' increasingly violent campaign for votes for women.

Margaret Macmillan is Professor of International History at Oxford University.

Readings: Stephen Greif, Felix von Manteuffel, Jaime Stewart, Simon Tcherniak, Jane Whittenshaw

Music: Sacha Puttnam
Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore
Producer: Russell Finch
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