H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, courtesy of the Centennial Countdown blog

Centennial Countdown to the Great War: October 1913

A monthly blog documents events taking place 100 years ago.

Events covered by the blog for October 1913 include: A Jew is tried in Russia for ritual murder; the German Kaiser celebrates the hundredth anniversary of a victory over Napoleon; Emmeline Pankhurst visits the United States; Britain launches a new Dreadnought battleship.

To visit the Centennial Countdown to the Great War blog, click here.

Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News