The Law of unintended consequences: The Assassination of Franz-Ferdinand by Ross Beadle
How the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne came to be assassinated in Sarajevo was a chapter of accidents. It began with the Congress of Berlin in 1878 and ended when the owner of the car Franz-Ferdinand was travelling in opted to stand guard on the running board on the opposite side of the vehicle from the archduke, so leaving him exposed to his assassin’s bullets.
Event organiser: Yorkshire branch
12 July 2025 14:00 to 12 July 2025 16:00
Manor Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6PA
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