February 20th 2027

Speaker: Ross Beadle
Franz Ferdinand Shot (1)

A bizarre and unlikely chain of events led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914.  This talk examines the sequence of chance events in the preceding 36 years, and even on the day of the killing, and why it was the trigger for war.

Event organiser: Birmingham branch
20 February 2027 14:00 to 20 February 2027 16:30
Royal British Legion, 12 Rectory Road, Royal Sutton Coldfield, B75 7AL
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