As the July Crisis developed in late July 1914, what did Grey, Churchill and Asquith do?
Grey went fly-fishing. Churchill went to the beach. Asquith went to play golf.
How thoroughly British!
Just about to start a world war and they go fly-fishing, go to the beach, and play golf.
You couldn't make it up.
Meanwhile, the German Ambassador to Great Britain remained in London desperate to avoid war. British foreign policy at a time of major crisis was in the hands of Sir Arthur Nicolson, the Permanent Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
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