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Saturday, July 26, 2014

George V's Letter

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

'Find a reason to go to war with Germany': Letter found among fishing tackle reveals how King George V urged his foreign secretary to justify conflict two days before outbreak of First World War

Secret letter: The letter documents a private meeting between King George V and Foreign Secretary Edward Grey
The incredible note, sent during one of the most difficult times in British history has been made public by Adrian Graves. The letter revealed a meeting between King George V, and his Foreign Secretary Edward Grey, left, where the King urged him to go to war with Germany two days before the outbreak of the First World War.

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