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Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

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Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

published by Illustrated London News, after John St Helier Lander
offset lithograph, published 1916
23 1/4 in. x 16 in. (590 mm x 405 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D35109

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Artistsback to top

  • Illustrated London News (active 1842-2003), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 86 portraits.
  • John St Helier Lander (1868-1944), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

Events of 1916back to top

Current affairs

As war drags on with heavy losses conscription is introduced with the Military Service Act. Conscientious objectors who refused to fight were compelled to do non-military war work, and some were jailed.
British Summer Time is introduced, putting the clocks forward an hour during the summer in order to capitalise on daylight hours.

Art and science

C. Hubert H. Parry sets William Blake's poem, Jerusalem, to music popularising the poem and tune as a patriotic English anthem. On hearing Edward Elgar's orchestrated version in 1922, King George V suggested that it replace God Save the King as the National Anthem.

International

The Irish Citizen Army starts a Nationalist rebellion in Dublin: The Easter Rising.
Massive losses are suffered on the Western Front at the battles of the Somme and Verdun.
The Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire (1916-18) led by Prince Faisal is assisted by T.E. Lawrence, who became known as Lawrence of Arabia.

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