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1931 in the United Kingdom

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1931 in the United Kingdom
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1929 | 1930 | 1931 (1931) | 1932 | 1933
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1931 in the United Kingdom.

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Events

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  2. ^ Delany, Ruth (1986). A celebration of 250 years of Ireland's Inland Waterways. Belfast: Appletree Press. ISBN 0-86281-200-3.
  3. ^ "Abandonment of Ulster Canal". Northern Whig. Belfast. 14 January 1931. p. 1.
  4. ^ "1931, 29th January, Haig Pit, Whitehaven, Cumberland No.4". HealeyHero. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Crash of a Blackburn Iris III off RAF Mount Batten". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ The Journal of the T. E. Lawrence Society. The Society. 2000. p. 69.
  7. ^ Returns for England and Wales are destroyed by fire in 1942.
  8. ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
  9. ^ Moggridge, D. E. (1992). Maynard Keynes: an Economist's Biography. London: Routledge. p. 510. ISBN 0-415-05141-X.
  10. ^ Mowat, Charles Loch (1955). Britain Between the Wars: 1918–1940. London: Methuen. pp. 260–261.
  11. ^ Hayek, F. A. (1944). The Road to Serfdom. London: Routledge. pp. 66–67.
  12. ^ "Earth Science resources – earthquake records". Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  13. ^ "Joseph Emberton, Architect". 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  14. ^ "George V (1865–1936)". History. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  15. ^ Divers, Paul. "John Thompson (1909–1931) – The Prince of Goalkeepers". Irish Light and Colour. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  16. ^ a b Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 373–374. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  17. ^ Price, Alfred (1977). Spitfire: a Documentary History. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 12. ISBN 0-354-01077-8.
  18. ^ The History Today Companion to British History. London: Collins & Brown. 1995. p. 509. ISBN 1-85585-178-4.
  19. ^ Andrew, Christopher (2010) [2009]. The Defence of the Realm. London: Penguin. pp. 129–30. ISBN 978-0-141-02330-4.
  20. ^ Slee, Christopher (1994). The Guinness Book of Lasts. Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-783-5.
  21. ^ "Bentley Colliery. 1931. 45 Killed". Pitwork. Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  22. ^ Hobhouse, Hermione (1975). A History of Regent Street. Macdonald and Jane's. p. 142. ISBN 0362-00234-7.
  23. ^ Marshall, Prince (1972). Wheels of London. The Sunday Times Magazine. ISBN 0-7230-0068-9.
  24. ^ Keating, H. R. F. (1982). Whodunit? – a guide to crime, suspense and spy fiction. London: Windward. ISBN 0-7112-0249-4.
  25. ^ Robin Marlar, former Sussex captain and Sunday Times correspondent, dies aged 91
  26. ^ Strachan, Alan (5 July 2004). "Peter Barnes: Surprising and adventurous dramatist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  27. ^ British Film and Television Year Book. Cinema TV Today. 1974. p. 187.
  28. ^ "Beryl Vertue obituary". The Guardian. 13 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022.
  29. ^ Stuttaford, Dr (Irving) Thomas, (4 May 1931 – 8 June 2018), medical correspondent, the Oldie, since 1992 | Who's WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U36630. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
  30. ^ "OBITUARIES Geoffrey Dickens". The Independent. 18 May 1995. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  31. ^ "Jim Parks obituary". The Guardian. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023.
  32. ^ John Anderson: Gladiators referee dies aged 92
  33. ^ Professor Margaret McGowan CBE Obituary
  34. ^ (Kent and Sussex Courier, 13 November 1931,10 )

Further reading

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  • Bogdanor, Vernon. "1931 Revisited: The Constitutional Aspects," Twentieth Century British History 1991 2(1): 1-25, argues that George V played a crucial role in the political crisis of August-October 1931.
  • Somervell, D.C. The Reign of King George V, (1936) 550pp;political, social and economic coverage, online free
  • Williamson, Philip. "1931 Revisited: the Political Realities." Twentieth Century British History 1991 2(3): 328–338. Disputes Bogdanor, saying the idea of a national government had been in the minds of party leaders for some time and it was they, not the king, who determined when the time had come to establish one.