(Untitled), 12 Sep 1913

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/62/56

Scope and Contents

Letter from Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] (Hopeman Lodge, Hopeman, Morayshire, [Scotland]) to WSC warning of the obsessive and volatile state of the King [George V] and reporting that he has sent the King a memorandum about the legislative role of a constitutional sovereign. Believes that "an ungovernable Ireland is much more serious than rioting in 4 counties" [Ulster] and approves the idea of round table talks, provided they proceed on some definite basis.

Dates

Creation: 12 Sep 1913

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