Margaret MacMillan talks to her nephew Dan about the road to 1914. They discuss the role that masculine insecurity played in the build up to the war and also examine the construct of and myths surrounding nationalistic feeling in the pre-war years.Watch Now
Had a lovely time in Bosnia. Splendid. Looking forward to an open top parade in Sarajevo tomorrow.
— Franz Ferdinand (@franzferdy1914) June 27, 2014
My partners are useless, but now’s my chance! Die @franzferdy1914 ! #bangbang
— Gavrilo Princip (@gavprincip14) June 28, 2014
Uuuuggghhh!!!
— Franz Ferdinand (@franzferdy1914) June 28, 2014
Hey @Serbia1914 – WTF is with killing our heir!?
— Austriahungary1914 (@1914AustriaHung) June 30, 2014
Don’t blame us @1914AustriaHung , @gavprincip14 is a terrorist!
— Serbia 1914 (@Serbia1914) June 30, 2014
It’s been a long time coming @Serbia1914 – we know you were behind it
— Austriahungary1914 (@1914AustriaHung) July 4, 2014
Oi @1914AustriaHung don’t pick on our mate @Serbia1914
— Russia 1914 (@Russia1914) July 4, 2014
Stay out of it @Russia1914 – @Germany1914 – what do you reckon?
— Austriahungary1914 (@1914AustriaHung) July 4, 2014
@1914AustriaHung here you are. If @Russia1914 attacks we’ve got your back pic.twitter.com/N5qTs6Jd6P
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) July 6, 2014
Can everyone calm right down? @Russia1914, @Germany1914, @1914AustriaHung @Serbia1914
— Great Britain 1914 (@1914GBritain) July 11, 2014
Getting a bit paranoid… @1914France @Russia1914 #nervous
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) July 16, 2014
Here’s our ultimatum @Serbia1914 http://t.co/4Ns1mZGl0K accept it or accept dire consequences
— Austriahungary1914 (@1914AustriaHung) July 23, 2014
@1914AustriaHung OKAY – we accept… (apart from maybe one or two things) cc @Russia1914
— Serbia 1914 (@Serbia1914) July 25, 2014
That’s it @Serbia1914 – you didn’t do as we asked – this means #war http://t.co/SOygrNzp7g
— Austriahungary1914 (@1914AustriaHung) July 28, 2014
@1914AustriaHung that is bang out of line. Time to get the troops ready
— Russia 1914 (@Russia1914) July 29, 2014
@Germany1914 – if you attack @Russia1914, you’ll need to attack @1914France & we won’t be able to remain neutral
— Great Britain 1914 (@1914GBritain) July 29, 2014
@1914GBritain but @Russia1914 is threatening us!
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) July 29, 2014
@Germany1914 we can only stay out of it you don’t attack @1914France & @Belgium1914
— Great Britain 1914 (@1914GBritain) July 29, 2014
Right – we’re getting all the troops ready now.
— Russia 1914 (@Russia1914) July 30, 2014
@Russia1914 WHAT? Right… we’re doing the same. #mobilisation
— Austriahungary1914 (@1914AustriaHung) July 30, 2014
That’s it @Russia1914 – you’re going to get it! #war
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) August 1, 2014
@1914GBritain did you see @Germany1914 declared war on our buddy @Russia1914 ?
— France 1914 (@1914France) August 1, 2014
@1914France yeah… er… probably won’t be getting involved unless @Germany1914 messes with @Belgium1914
— Great Britain 1914 (@1914GBritain) August 1, 2014
@1914GBritain but we need to get through @Belgium1914 for our plan to work!
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) August 2, 2014
@Germany1914 @Belgium1914 that is not happening!
— Great Britain 1914 (@1914GBritain) August 2, 2014
@Belgium1914 can we come through anyway?
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) August 3, 2014
@Germany1914 seriously – WTF?
— Belgium 1914 (@Belgium1914) August 3, 2014
@1914France we’ve got six weeks to knock you out – it’ll be over quicker than last time #war
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) August 3, 2014
@Belgium1914 gotta come through unfortunately #war
— Germany 1914 (@Germany1914) August 4, 2014
@Germany1914 we told you not to go through @Belgium1914 ! #war
— Great Britain 1914 (@1914GBritain) August 4, 2014
@1914GBritain phew – glad you’re on our side! Send the troops over
— France 1914 (@1914France) August 4, 2014
Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson sits down with Dan to discuss his stunning new film They Shall Not Grow Old. Watch Now
