Black Diamonds (70 page)

‘The ownership of land …’: Grigg,
Lloyd George: The People’s Champion 1902–1911
, p. 207.

p. 101 ‘
On my arrival here
…’: Earl Lloyd George’s collection, cited ibid., p. 209.

‘The King, of course …’: ibid.

p. 102 ‘
I am not cut out
…’: David Lloyd George to Megan Lloyd George, 13 September 1911, National Library of Wales.

‘
The Times
listed …’:
The Times
, 4 August 1909.

p. 103 ‘
This was the one
…’: cited in Robert K. Massie,
Nicholas and Alexandra
, Gollancz, 1967, p. 161.

‘Ashore and afloat …’: ibid.

‘Lord Rosebery …’: statement by Lord Rosebery issued on 22 June 1909, cited in Grigg,
Lloyd George: The People’s Champion 1902–1911
, p. 198.

‘Lord Ridley …’: press statement by Lord Ridley issued on 3 May 1909, quoted ibid., p. 197.

p. 104 ‘
After an encounter
…’: A. C. Benson, diary, 10 November 1908, Magdalene College, Cambridge, cited in Kenneth Rose,
King George V
, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983, p. 118.

p. 105 ‘
it was generally supposed
…’: George Dangerfield,
The Strange Death of Liberal England
, Constable,1936, paperback edition, Pedigree Books, New York,1980, p. 26.

‘What a relief …’: Lord Stamfordham to Lord Curzon, 11 August 1911, Curzon Papers, India Office Library.

‘The power of the peerage …’: Michael Bentley,
Politics without Democracy, 1815–1914
, Fontana, 1984, p. 332.

p. 106 ‘
The signs were ominous
…’: ibid.

CHAPTER TWELVE

p. 109 ‘
That path
…’: author’s interview with Geoffrey Steer, August 2005.

p. 110 ‘
Tropical lianas
…’: author’s interview with Bert May, October 2004.

p. 111 ‘
It was the
…’: author’s interview with Charles Booth, July 2004.

‘Thirty-six bedrooms …’: 7th Earl Fitzwilliam, handwritten note on allocation of rooms for the royal visit. Private Collection.

‘Following the death of the 6th Earl …’: itemized bills, Sheffield Archives, Wentworth Woodhouse Muniments, T72.

p. 112 ‘
The secret of one scent
…’: Housekeeper’s Book. Private Collection.

‘2 pecks of Damask …’: ibid.

‘Londonderry’, ‘Rosse’ …’: list of guests staying at Wentworth for the royal visit, Billy, 7th Earl’s, list. Private Collection.

‘The men had a good long …’:
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 10 July 1912.

p. 113 ‘
The place of honour
…’: ibid.

‘At precisely one minute to five o’clock …’:
Mexborough and Swinton Times
, 13 July 1912.

‘I am instructed …’:
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 9 July 1912.

p. 114 ‘
After careful consideration
…’: papers of Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, MS 6 fol. 115r.

p. 115 ‘
Men! Comrades!
…’: pamphlet circulated by Tom Mann of Dockers’ Union, R. Page Arnot,
The Miners: Years of Struggle
, George Allen & Unwin, 1953, p. 115.

‘On 17 August …’: cited in Harold Nicolson,
King George V: His Life and Reign
, London, 1953, p. 158.

‘The difficulty …’: ibid.

p. 116 ‘
The King
…’: Knollys to Asquith, Roy Jenkins,
Asquith
, Collins, 1964.

p. 117 ‘
On 27 March
…’: Margot Asquith Diaries, 27 March 1912, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, quoted with kind permission of Mr Christopher Osborn.

p. 118 ‘
He was on his feet
…’: George Dangerfield,
The Strange Death of Liberal England
, Constable, 1936, paperback edition, Pedigree Books, New York, 1980, p. 293.

‘Lord Cecil …’: Page Arnot,
The Miners: Years of Struggle
, p. 111.

p. 119 ‘
I was terribly harassed
…’: Margot Asquith Diaries, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.

‘I was pleased to meet you …’: cited in R. Smillie,
My Life for Labour
, Mills & Boon, 1924, p. 221.

‘I don’t see why …’: ibid., p. 223.

p. 120 ‘
Our men have been
…’: cited in Page Arnot,
The Miners: Years of Struggle
, p. 82.

‘He does not work …’: cited ibid., p. 83.

p. 121 ‘
I urged the importance
…’: Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, correspondence and papers, Lambeth Palace, London.

p. 122 ‘
The nineteenth century
…’: J. G. Lockhart,
Cosmo Gordon Lang
, Hodder and Stoughton, 1949, p. 239.

p. 123 ‘
Five-minute stops
…’:
Yorkshire Post
, 10 July 1912.

‘On the afternoon …’:
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 9 July 1912.

‘Na then …’: cited in Lockhart,
Cosmo Gordon Lang
, p. 217.

‘As they did so …’: author’s interview with Bert May, October 2004.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

p. 124 ‘
An army fights
…’: interview with Elfreda, Countess of Wharncliffe, recorded in 1977 by Roy Young.

‘There were six …’: author’s interview with Peter Diggle, April 2004.

p. 125 ‘
A visiting servant
…’: Marchioness of Bath,
Before the Sunset Fades
, Longleat Estate Co., 1951, p. 22.

‘One lady’s maid …’: Lady Augusta Fane, cited in F. E. Huggett,
Life Below Stairs
, Robin Clark, 1978, p. 37.

‘I always remember …’: John R. Russell, Duke of Bedford,
A Silver-Plated Spoon
, Cassell, 1959, p. 64.

‘After waiting …’: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan,
The Glitter and the Gold
, Heinemann, 1953, p. 82.

p. 126 ‘
The guest list
…’: Billy, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam’s handwritten list. Private Collection.

p. 127 ‘
One of them
…’: H. Montgomery Hyde,
The Londonderrys
, Hamish Hamilton, 1979, p. 66.

‘She was in love with …’: Elizabeth, Countess of Fingall,
Seventy Years Young
, Collins, 1937, p. 208.

p. 128 ‘
What a man
…’: Frances, Countess of Warwick,
Afterthoughts
, Cassell, 1931, p. 42.

‘Wild rumours …’: cited in Geoffrey Bennett,
Charlie B
, Peter Dawnay, 1968, p. 166.

‘The letter was …’: cited ibid., p. 165.

p. 129 ‘Matters have …’: cited ibid., p. 166.

‘Ill-considered …’: cited ibid., p. 168.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

p. 132 ‘
Some 500 miners
…’:
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 10 July 1912.

p. 134 ‘
His Lordship
…’: Fitzwilliam family scrapbook. Private Collection.

p. 135 ‘
Hundreds of millions
…’: Roger Dataller (pseud.),
From a Pitman’s Notebook
, Jonathan Cape, 1925, p. 111.

‘We were getting along …’: interview with Albert Wildman,
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 10 July 1912.

‘Work I could not …’: Miners’ Federation of Great Britain, Messrs R. Smillie & V. Hartshorn’s Report of the Cadeby Colliery Explosion Inquiry, 1912.

p. 136 ‘
When I got to
…’: ibid.

‘When I got 200 or 300 yards …’: ibid.

p. 137 ‘
It was the handymen
…’: author’s interview with May Bailey, February 2004.

p. 138 ‘
We went slowly
…’: interview with Albert Wildman,
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 10 July 1912.

‘As Albert …’: ibid.

p. 139 ‘
Some three hundred
…’: ibid.

‘On a stone …’: ibid.

p. 140 ‘
We had been working
…’:
Mexborough and Swinton Times
, 13 July 1912.

‘For the most part …’: ibid.

p. 141 ‘
The King and Queen
…’: cited ibid.

p. 142 ‘
For a greater part
…’:
Yorkshire Post
, 10 July 1912.

‘It was William Brown’s …’: ibid.

p. 143 ‘
I fear I must
…’: Lord Stamfordham to Viscount Halifax, 29 June 1912, Hickleton Papers, Borthwick Institute for Archives, Charles, 2nd Viscount Halifax Papers.

p. 145 ‘
the ill-fated colliery
…’:
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 10 July 1912.

p. 146 ‘At 6.45 …’: King George V’s diary, Royal Archives, Windsor Castle.

p. 147 ‘
They hadn’t got
…’: interview with Elfrida, Countess of Wharncliffe, recorded by Roy Young in 1977.

‘Today the deep …’: Lady Mary Fitzwilliam’s diary. Private Collection.

‘Their obvious …’:
Mexborough and Swinton Times
, 13 July 1912.

‘Mindful of …’: Lord Halifax to W. J. Birkbeck, 11 July 1912, Borthwick Institute for Archives, Hickleton Papers, Charles, 2nd Viscount Halifax Papers.

p. 148 ‘
A horrible sight
…’: Coroner, cited in
Mexborough and Swinton Times
, 13 July 1912.

p. 149 ‘
My friends
…’: King George V, cited in
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
, 12 July 1912.

p. 150 ‘
Mr Chambers
…’: Home Office Report, R. A. S. Redmayne, HM Chief Inspector of Mines,
Explosions at the Cadeby Main Colliery
, HMSO, 1913.

p. 151 ‘
All my hopes
…’: J. G. Lockhart,
Cosmo Gordon Lang
, Hodder & Stoughton, 1949, p. 217.