1. Reading and Writing Skills for Students of Literature in English: Modernism and Modernity Enric Monforte Jacqueline Hurtley Bill Phillips

2. 1900-1939

3. Edward VII (1901-10) http://www.seabrite.com

4. George V (1910-1936) http://www.jerseycoins.com/pen12/ pen12_g5.htm

5. Edward VIII (1936) Wedding day of Duke and Duchess of Windsor http://www.britishempire.co.uk

6. Edward VIII’s abdication (1936) http://en.wikipedia.org

7. George VI (1936-1952) http://m uslihoo n.word press.c om

8. Boer War (1899-1902) http://greenhowards.org.uk

9. Boer War (1899-1902) http://www.boer-war.com/Military/British/index.html

10. First World War (1914-1918) http://www.am bafrance- uk.org

11. First World War (1914-1918) http://img.dailymail.co.uk© Bill Phillips

12. Russian Revolution (1917) http://www.mundurat.net http://pcvmiranda.blogspot.com

13. 1870 Elementary Education Act (The Forster Act) introduced compulsory universal education for children aged 5-13 but left enforcement of attendance to School Boards 1891 Education Act elementary education to be provided free. 1902 Education Act (The Balfour Act). Secondary education and local Education Authorities (LEAs) established.

14. Votes for women Cartoon from Punch Magazine (1906) http://www.ivohistory.com

15. Suffrage movement

16. Easter Rising (1916) http://multitext.ucc.ie

17. Easter Rising (1916) O'Connell Street after the rising http://www.iol.ie/~dluby/history.htm

18. Sinn Fein victory (1918) The first session of Dáil Éireann (Assembly of Ireland) was held at the Mansion House, Dublin, 21 January 1919 http://i39.tinypic.com/2l9in9h.jpg

19. Anglo-Irish War (1919-1921) http://www.doyle.com.au

20. ‘Black and Tans’ The Black and Tans, so-called because of the colours of their uniforms, were recruited specifically to deal with the IRA http://www.irishhistorian.com

21. The Six Counties http://www.ballynagarrick.net

22. The General Strike (1926) Blacklegs discharging a ship in the London Docks during the General Strike Strike breaking 1,000,000 miners on strike http://www.marxists.org http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk http://www.portcities.org.uk

23. Wall Street Crash (1929) http://www.news.bbc.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk

24. Sigmund Freud 1856-1939 http://trimegistos.files.wordpress.com

25. British Union of Fascists (1932) Oswald Mosley http://media.photobucket.com

26. Hitler’s rise to power in Germany (1933) http://history.sandiego.edu

27. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) Hendaye, 23 October 1940 http://www.telefonica.net http://www.aphgaixmarseille.com

28. Outbreak of Second World War (1939) http://www.orange-papers.org

29. Second World War (1939-1945) Rouen in flames (1940) http://www.gettyimages.com

30. Second World War (1939-1945) German soldiers being shelled, France (1940) http://www.nazi.org

31. RAF flight mechanic Ernest “Ernie” Phillips drinking beer in a hut in Iceland Mechanic Ernie Phillips in search of German spies on an Icelandic pony © Bill Phillips