Britain, 1890-1918

H.H. Asquith, a reform-minded member of the Liberal Party, served in the House of Commons for three decades and was prime minister from 1908 to 1916, leading Britain during the first years of World War I. As prime minister he introduced significant reforms including pensions and social insurance, which were financed by the so-called People’s Budget of 1909.

Spartacus page on David Lloyd George: biography, written sources and film of Lloyd George meeting Hitler