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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, KG, PC, DL, FZS (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.
Apr 21, 2024 · Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Baronet was a British statesman whose 11 years (1905–16) as British foreign secretary, the longest uninterrupted tenure of that office in history, were marked by the start of World War I, about which he made a comment that became proverbial: “The lamps are going out all over.
Dec 12, 2016 · Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary (1905 to 16), helped take Britain into the First World War but the conflict weighed heavily on him. This blog looks at the physical and emotional strain on...
Sir Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Fallodon. Foreign Secretary November 1905 to December 1916. Sir Edward Grey set out the main aspects of his foreign policy in a speech made in opposition in...
Nov 29, 2023 · Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Bt., 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon ( 25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933) was British Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916.
British politician, foreign secretary, author. Born 25 April 1862 in London, England. Died 07 September 1933 in Fallodon, England. Grey was the longest-serving British foreign secretary of the 20 th century. His time in office is controversial for his role in the outbreak of the First World War.
Sir Edward Grey, third Baronet and first Viscount Grey of Fallodon, was the longest serving Foreign Secretary of the twentieth century, guiding Britain’s foreign policy in 1905-16. In the 1920s, he was a prominent voice on foreign affairs, and a strong supporter of Asquithian Liberalism.
Dec 7, 2015 · Edward Grey Grey was in office from 1905 to 1916 and is chiefly remembered for being Foreign Secretary when Britain entered the First World War in 1914. Created Viscount Grey of Fallodon in 1916,...
Until 1970 it would have been premature to attempt a comprehensive and impartial account of British foreign policy from 1905 to 1916, during the secretaryship of Sir Edward Grey.
The British statesman Sir Edward Grey served as foreign secretary for 11 years (1905–16), the longest unbroken term in that office in history. He is best remembered for a statement he made as World War I broke out: “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.”
