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* He appears as a minor character in Creator/KenFollett's novel ''The Man from St Petersburg'' which is set in London on the eve of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. He dines with one of the main protagonists, Lord Walden, a Tory peer who has been persuaded by UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill to work with the Liberal government to secure an alliance with Russia.
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* Portrayed by Tim Pigott-Smith in ''Series/ThirtySevenDays'' as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure trying his best to balance the cabinet and weather the storm of the crisis that led to WWI.
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Herbert Henry "H. H." Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928) served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. Until 5 January 1988, he was the longest continuously serving prime minister in the 20th century.[[note]]5 January 1988 was the day on which his record was surpassed by UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher. UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill served longer, however, in two non-consecutive terms in office.[[/note]] Asquith's time as PM was interesting to say the least.
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Herbert Henry "H. H." Asquith, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, PC,]] KC (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928) served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. Until 5 January 1988, he was the longest continuously serving prime minister in the 20th century.[[note]]5 January 1988 was the day on which his record was surpassed by UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher. UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill served longer, however, in two non-consecutive terms in office.[[/note]] Asquith's time as PM was interesting to say the least.
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The longest-serving PM of the 20th century until Thatcher, Asquith's time as PM was interesting to say the least. In his lifetime he was always referred to as "H.H. Asquith".
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The first was over Home Rule in {{Ireland}}, an issue which the Catholics favoured and the Protestants strongly opposed. Home Rule was halted in its tracks by the war.
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He's the great-grandfather of HelenaBonhamCarter.
Known for being perpetually drunk, especially whilst giving speeches, which apparently was no great impediment to his political career. Inevitably, and {{Pun}}nily, nicknamed "Squiffy".
Known for being perpetually drunk, especially whilst giving speeches, which apparently was no great impediment to his political career. Inevitably, and {{Pun}}nily, nicknamed "Squiffy".
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Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter.
Known for being perpetually drunk, especially whilst giving speeches, which apparently was no great impediment to his political career. Inevitably, and{{Pun}}nily, {{pun}}nily, nicknamed "Squiffy".
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* Mentioned tangentially in ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Lavinia Swire's uncle was fictionally a member of Asquith's government and she fictionally broke the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marconi_scandal Marconi Scandal]] to Sir Richard Carlisle to protect her family's reputation. This does little to endear her or the Liberals to Sir Richard, or Sir Richard to the Crawleys (who are mostly Tories but are more scandalised by Sir Richard's shadiness than the Liberal government's corruption--especially since the Liberal government isn't trying to mary Lady Mary).
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* Mentioned tangentially in ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Lavinia Swire's uncle was fictionally a member of Asquith's government and she fictionally broke the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marconi_scandal Marconi Scandal]] to Sir Richard Carlisle to protect her family's reputation. This does little to endear her or the Liberals to Sir Richard, or Sir Richard to the Crawleys (who are mostly Tories but are more scandalised by Sir Richard's shadiness than the Liberal government's corruption--especially since the Liberal government isn't trying to mary marry Lady Mary).Mary).
* Referenced in the ''Literature/HyperionCantos'': When a large number of Britons went to found their colony world intended to be as much like Britain as possible (complete with UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor as constitutional monarchs), they named the planet Asquith.
* Referenced in the ''Literature/HyperionCantos'': When a large number of Britons went to found their colony world intended to be as much like Britain as possible (complete with UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor as constitutional monarchs), they named the planet Asquith.
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Succeeding the late Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Asquith's government created the UK's National Insurance system, took the UK into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and faced two rather large domestic crises.
The first was over Home Rule in Ireland, an issue which the Catholics favoured and the Protestants strongly opposed. Home Rule was halted in its tracks by the war.
The second was the 1909-1910 Budget Crisis. A rather redistributive budget was vetoed by the House of Lords, sparking a constitutional crisis. Following two elections in the space of a year (which only succeeded in making the Liberals a minority government reliant on Labour and Irish support) a deal was reached in which the House of Lords lost its powers over the Budget and could only delay legislation by two years in a piece of legislation called the 1911 Parliament Act. This was later reduced to one in 1949 and the later Salisbury convention (the Lords doesn't block manifesto commitments) followed.
The first was over Home Rule in Ireland, an issue which the Catholics favoured and the Protestants strongly opposed. Home Rule was halted in its tracks by the war.
The second was the 1909-1910 Budget Crisis. A rather redistributive budget was vetoed by the House of Lords, sparking a constitutional crisis. Following two elections in the space of a year (which only succeeded in making the Liberals a minority government reliant on Labour and Irish support) a deal was reached in which the House of Lords lost its powers over the Budget and could only delay legislation by two years in a piece of legislation called the 1911 Parliament Act. This was later reduced to one in 1949 and the later Salisbury convention (the Lords doesn't block manifesto commitments) followed.
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Succeeding the late Henry Campbell-Bannerman, UsefulNotes/HenryCampbellBannerman, Asquith's government created the UK's National Insurance system, took the UK into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and faced two rather large domestic crises.
The first was over Home Rule inIreland, {{Ireland}}, an issue which the Catholics favoured and the Protestants strongly opposed. Home Rule was halted in its tracks by the war.
The second was the1909-1910 1909 (to 1910) Budget Crisis. A rather redistributive budget was vetoed by the House of Lords, sparking a constitutional crisis. Following two elections in the space of a year (which only succeeded in making the Liberals a minority government reliant on Labour and Irish support) a deal was reached in which the House of Lords lost its powers over the Budget and could only delay legislation by two years in a piece of legislation called the 1911 Parliament Act. This was later reduced to one in 1949 and the later Salisbury convention (the Lords doesn't block manifesto commitments) followed.
The first was over Home Rule in
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Asquith was eventually forced out in 1916 and replaced by UsefulNotes/DavidLloydGeorge.
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Asquith was eventually forced out in 1916 and replaced by UsefulNotes/DavidLloydGeorge.
UsefulNotes/DavidLloydGeorge. He remained as leader of the Liberal Party, however -- Lloyd George and a splinter faction of the Liberals formed a coalition government with the Conservatives and some Labour [=MPs=] -- and Asquith's faction suffered major losses at the post-war general election. He still hung on as party leader, and the Liberals slowly regained strength over the next few years, but a dreadful performance at the 1924 election saw Asquith lose his own seat, and two years later he was forced to call it quits. Some blame Asquith to this day for destroying the Liberals as a serious contender for government, though in fairness the real damage didn't come until 1931, when a major portion of their [=MPs=] jumped ship and all-but-defected to the Tories in forming the National Government.
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The longest-serving PM of the 20th century until Thatcher, Asquith's time as PM was interesting to say the least. In his lifetime he was always referred to as "H.H. Asquith".
Succeeding the late Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Asquith's government created the UK's National Insurance system, took the UK into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and faced two rather large domestic crises.
The first was over Home Rule in Ireland, an issue which the Catholics favoured and the Protestants strongly opposed. Home Rule was halted in its tracks by the war.
The second was the 1909-1910 Budget Crisis. A rather redistributive budget was vetoed by the House of Lords, sparking a constitutional crisis. Following two elections in the space of a year (which only succeeded in making the Liberals a minority government reliant on Labour and Irish support) a deal was reached in which the House of Lords lost its powers over the Budget and could only delay legislation by two years in a piece of legislation called the 1911 Parliament Act. This was later reduced to one in 1949 and the later Salisbury convention (the Lords doesn't block manifesto commitments) followed.
His time is also notable for the suffragette movement reaching its peak. Many of them employed rather militant tactics, like ''bombing buildings and attacking the police''. When they went on hunger strikes in jail, he passed what is commonly referred to as the Cat and Mouse Act - basically, when they were on the verge of dying, the police would release them from prison and then ''arrest them again'' once they reached full health. Some were imprisoned more than a dozen times a year. One suffragette '''threw an axe at him'''. While they stopped being so forceful once war with Germany broke out, in the years before 1914 it was practically an all-out war.
Asquith was eventually forced out in 1916 and replaced by UsefulNotes/DavidLloydGeorge.
He's the great-grandfather of HelenaBonhamCarter.
Known for being perpetually drunk, especially whilst giving speeches, which apparently was no great impediment to his political career. Inevitably, and {{Pun}}nily, nicknamed "Squiffy".
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* Mentioned tangentially in ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Lavinia Swire's uncle was fictionally a member of Asquith's government and she fictionally broke the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marconi_scandal Marconi Scandal]] to Sir Richard Carlisle to protect her family's reputation. This does little to endear her or the Liberals to Sir Richard, or Sir Richard to the Crawleys (who are mostly Tories but are more scandalised by Sir Richard's shadiness than the Liberal government's corruption--especially since the Liberal government isn't trying to mary Lady Mary).
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Succeeding the late Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Asquith's government created the UK's National Insurance system, took the UK into UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and faced two rather large domestic crises.
The first was over Home Rule in Ireland, an issue which the Catholics favoured and the Protestants strongly opposed. Home Rule was halted in its tracks by the war.
The second was the 1909-1910 Budget Crisis. A rather redistributive budget was vetoed by the House of Lords, sparking a constitutional crisis. Following two elections in the space of a year (which only succeeded in making the Liberals a minority government reliant on Labour and Irish support) a deal was reached in which the House of Lords lost its powers over the Budget and could only delay legislation by two years in a piece of legislation called the 1911 Parliament Act. This was later reduced to one in 1949 and the later Salisbury convention (the Lords doesn't block manifesto commitments) followed.
His time is also notable for the suffragette movement reaching its peak. Many of them employed rather militant tactics, like ''bombing buildings and attacking the police''. When they went on hunger strikes in jail, he passed what is commonly referred to as the Cat and Mouse Act - basically, when they were on the verge of dying, the police would release them from prison and then ''arrest them again'' once they reached full health. Some were imprisoned more than a dozen times a year. One suffragette '''threw an axe at him'''. While they stopped being so forceful once war with Germany broke out, in the years before 1914 it was practically an all-out war.
Asquith was eventually forced out in 1916 and replaced by UsefulNotes/DavidLloydGeorge.
He's the great-grandfather of HelenaBonhamCarter.
Known for being perpetually drunk, especially whilst giving speeches, which apparently was no great impediment to his political career. Inevitably, and {{Pun}}nily, nicknamed "Squiffy".
!! Depictions in fiction
* Mentioned tangentially in ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Lavinia Swire's uncle was fictionally a member of Asquith's government and she fictionally broke the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marconi_scandal Marconi Scandal]] to Sir Richard Carlisle to protect her family's reputation. This does little to endear her or the Liberals to Sir Richard, or Sir Richard to the Crawleys (who are mostly Tories but are more scandalised by Sir Richard's shadiness than the Liberal government's corruption--especially since the Liberal government isn't trying to mary Lady Mary).
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