Herbert Henry Asquith

Born: 12 September 1852

Died: 15 February 1928

1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Liberal MP for East Fife 1886-1918, Paisley 1920-24

Leader of the Liberal Party 1908-26

Home Secretary 1892-95, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1905-08, Prime Minister 1908-16

Histories (subject)

The following histories are about Herbert Henry Asquith or mention them in some way:

• National Sound Archive
• Herbert Henry Asquith (Earl of Oxford and Asquith), 1852-1928

Journal Articles (subject)

The following journal articles are about Herbert Henry Asquith or mention them in some way:

• Liberal unity frustrated
• John Morley’s resignation in August 1914
• Lloyd George, the Liberal crisis, and the Unionist 18 Party during the First World War
• A Liberal for all seasons?
• The ‘Land and the Nation’ and Wales
• The coalition of 1915-1916
• Lloyd George’s presidency of the Board of Trade
• The 1924 Labour Government and the Failure of the Whips
• The Lloyd George land taxes
• The myth of New Liberalism
• Asquith and his background
• Asquith vs. Lloyd George
• Liberal history news
• ‘Why was I born at this time…to know more dead than living people?’
• A Liberal in power
• Letters to the Editor
• Victory at Paisley
• The unofficial side
• Asquith, the third home rule bill and the Easter Rising
• Asquith
• Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith
• Asquith and the Liberal legacy
• The afterlives of former Liberal prime ministers
• Son of Asquith?
• Asquith’s obsession
• Asquith: friendship, love and betrayal
• 7 December 1916: Asquith, Lloyd George and the crisis of Liberalism
• Asquith’s return to parliament at the 1920 Paisley by-election
• Asquith and Lloyd George: common misunderstandings

Histories (author)

Herbert Henry Asquith is the author of the following histories:

• Asquith and Grey at the Reform Club, December 1916

Groups

• Members of Parliament (Commons)
• Members of Parliament (Lords)
• Party Leaders

Related time periods

• 1886-1895
• 1895-1910
• 1910-1929