Asquith Speaks the Words of Fate, by Countess Margot Asquith | 4 August 1914 | Episode 1

The brilliant wit and vivacious personality of Margot Asquith, later the Countess of Oxford and Asquith, made her an ideal helpmate for a Prime Minister (Herbert Asquith) upon whom the cares of state bore heavily. She recounts here the story of that day with her great qualities undimmed.

I Was There! Is a project produced by The Western Front Association. Our aim is to try to bring to life each of the 377 personal reminiscences included in the I Was There! series of weekly magazines published after the Great War of 1914-18. Our intention is to make the content of the readings more accessible to a much wider audience of interested First World War historians. The general aim of the production is educational, and to inform the narrative of this fascinating part of our history.