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Tag "United Kingdom"

tag name: United Kingdom type: Geographic locations
web link: United_Kingdom
variations: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; British
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_Faith_in_the_United_Kingdom; bahaipedia.org/United_Kingdom
related tags: - Europe
referring tags: Anglo-Persian agreement; Bahá'í Agency for Social and Economic Development (United Kingdom); British Foreign Office; British Isles; British Museum and British Library; British Residency records; Channel Islands, UK; Committee for Service to the Blindness (United Kingdom); East India Company; England; Northern Ireland, UK; Queen Victoria; United Kingdom, History (general); Wales, UK

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1.   from the main catalog (91 results; expand)

  1. Abdu'l-Bahá. 'Abdu'l-Bahá à Londres (1996/2016).
  2. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Abdu'l-Baha in Britain: Warwick Leaflets (2011). — Short overview of Abdu'l-Baha's travels to Britain.
  3. David Merrick, comp. Abdu'l-Baha in Britain and France (1911-1913) (2018). — Annotated, detailed map of places and dates (link offsite).
  4. Ahmad Sohrab. David Merrick, ed. 'Abdu'l-Baha in Britain, 1913: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab (2018). — Diary of the travels to Liverpool, London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Woking, 1912/12/05-1913/0...
  5. Ahmad Sohrab. David Merrick, ed. 'Abdu'l-Baha in Edinburgh: The Diary of Ahmad Sohrab (2008). — Diary of Abdu'l-Baha's visit to Edinburgh, January 6-10, 1913.
  6. Abdu'l-Bahá. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London (1982). — Notes on 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit to London and Bristol in 1911, his discourses and conversations; firs...
  7. Wendi Momen. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels (2012). — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra...
  8. Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018/2023). — 80 selections, updated August 2023.
  9. Lil Osborn. Alice Buckton: Baha'i Mystic (2014-07). — Buckton, a central figure in the re-establishment of Glastonbury as England's spiritual centre, visi...
  10. Lil Osborn. Alice Buckton's Glastonbury Pilgrimage (2020). — Buckton's spiritual awakening and pioneering activities in Glastonbury, including her setting up a w...
  11. Todd Lawson. Art and the Interconnectedness of All Things (2020-03). — Art as a mode of divine revelation in the Wrings and Calligraphy of the Bab.
  12. International Teaching Centre. Attaining the Dynamics of Growth: Glimpses from Five Continents (2008-04). — This World Centre publication was used for consultation at the 10th International Baha'i Convention....
  13. Harper John Pettypiece. Autobiography of Harper John Pettypiece (1921-2002) (1999). — Detailed life of a Canadian who found the Faith in 1952 in Toronto, and had personal experiences wit...
  14. Dell J. Rose. Avalonian Bahaism: Esotericism, Orientalism, and the Search for Direction in Early Twentieth Century Britain (2023). — The thought of British religious teacher Wellesley Tudor Pole and his advocacy of the Baha'i Faith a...
  15. Moojan Momen. Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts (1981). — A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Babi and Baha'i religions in contempo...
  16. Thomas Chaplin. Babs of Persia, The (1871-10-05). — Eight versions/excerpts of an article originally published in The Times of London Oct. 5, 1871, and ...
  17. Emma Tomalin. Bahá'í Buildings in England: Project Number 7078 (2018-06). — Research to provide Historic England with information about buildings Bahá’ís use, so that H.E...
  18. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Bahá'í Centenary, The: 100 years of the Bahá'í Faith in Britain, A Brief History: Warwick Leaflets (1998). — Short history of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom.
  19. Shahla Mehrgani. Bahá'í Faith and the Construction of Social Reality: How do Bahá'ís Translate the Word of God into Practice? (2017). — This project takes a constructionist approach, using a case study of the Baha'is of Sheffield U.K. a...
  20. Robert Stockman. Bahá'í Faith in England and Germany, 1900-1913 (1996 Spring). — Historical overview of the early years of the Faith in the British Isles and Germany.
  21. Bahá'í Journal of the United Kingdom (1997-2004). — Eight years of news and essays from the Journal of the Bahá'í Community of the United Kingdom of...
  22. Robert Stauffer, comp. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume (1998). — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992.
  23. Peter Terry. Bahá'í Studies in Europe (1981). — Interviews with and bios of individuals engaged in study of the Babi and Baha'i religions, and descr...
  24. Universal House of Justice, comp. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983) (1986). — Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
  25. Peter Smith, ed. Bahá'ís in the West (2004). — Essays and illustrations on the beginnings of the Faith in Australia and New Zealand, Denmark, Hunga...
  26. Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield. Bahá'ís, The (1928). — A "comprehensive account of the inspiration and ideals upon which Baha’ism is built up" — overvi...
  27. Roger White. Bahá'u'lláh and the Fourth Estate (1986). — Baha'u'llah's response to the martyrdom of seven Baha'is in Yazd in May, 1891, and his relationship ...
  28. Christopher Buck, Youli A. Ioannesyan. Bahá'u'lláh's Bishárát (Glad-Tidings): A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen (2010-04). — Historical and textual study of the one of the major writings of Baha'u'llah, and new theories as to...
  29. George Townshend. Baha'u'llah's Ground Plan of World Fellowship (1936). — This talk, proposing a practical scheme for addressing the problem of world-fellowship, was delivere...
  30. Shoghi Effendi. Bahai Movement, The: A paper read by Shoghi Effendi at Oxford (1923-1924). — Text of an address given to the Oxford University Asiatic Society, February 1921, before the passing...
  31. Edward T. Hall. Beginning of the Bahá'í Cause in Manchester, The (1925-03). — A brief early history, starting from Sarah Ann Ridgeway, the first Baha'i in the North of England ci...
  32. Robert Weinberg. Bernard Leach, Potter: A Biographical Sketch (1999). — The life and work of the potter Leach (1887–1979), the 'Father of British studio pottery', and a B...
  33. Abbas Amanat. British influence in Persia in the 19th century (2003). — Includes various mentions of the Babi context. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
  34. Centenary of a World Faith: The History of the Bahá'í Faith and its Development in the British Isles (1944). — On the lives of The Bab, Baha'u'llah, and Abdul-Baha, progress of the Faith in the East and West, an...
  35. Kamran Ekbal. Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their milita...
  36. Community Histories (1992). — Essay on the diversity of Western Baha'i communities, followed by six histories of selected local co...
  37. Moojan Momen. Conspiracies and Forgeries: The Attack upon the Bahá'í Community in Iran (2004). — Early attacks on the Baha'i community in Iran were made mostly on the basis of religious accusations...
  38. Adib Masumian. Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories on the Genesis and Mission of the Bahá'í Faith (2009). — Response to Iranian conspiracy theories portraying the Baha'i Faith as a subversive political group,...
  39. Phillip Smith. Development and Influence of the Bahá'í Administrative Order in Great Britain, 1914-1950 (1992). — Overview of this history: the early years; the Baha'i councils; the guardianship of Shoghi Effendi; ...
  40. Abdu'l-Bahá, Mary Basil Hall. Drama of the Kingdom (1933). — A play written in 1912 by ‘Abdu’l-Baha while he was in London and adopted with permission by Mar...
  41. Julie Badiee. Drawings, Verse, and Belief, by Bernard Leach: Review (1989).
  42. Rúhíyyih Khánum. David Merrick, comp. Eagle and Pillar over Shoghi Effendi's resting place, and his visits to Scotland (1981). — Transcript of Ruhiyyih Khanum talking about Shoghi Effendi's visits to Scotland and how the pillar a...
  43. Grace Shahrokh. Early Believers in the West, Some (1992). — Stories of Thornton Chase, John David Bosch, Lua Moore Getsinger, May Ellis Bolles Maxwell, William ...
  44. Early Mention of Bábís in Western Newspapers, Summer 1850 (1850). — Very brief newspaper mentions about the rise of the Babi movement: Tioga Eagle (Wellsborough, Pennsy...
  45. Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Glasgow. Eco-Pledge (2021). — An illustrated booklet of environmental actions individuals and communities can take, presented as a...
  46. Holly Hanson. Enacting Thought: Divine Will, Human Agency, and the Possibility of Justice (2009). — Societies evolve through generations of human decision making. Using the examples of 300 years of po...
  47. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
  48. Denis Wright. English Amongst the Persians During the Qajar Period 1787-1921, The (1977). — Passing mentions of Baha'is seeking support or asylum from British consulates or missionaries in the...
  49. Lil Osborn. Extraordinary Life and Work of Robert Felkin, Bahá'í Mage, The (2012). — Felkin was a physician, missionary, a Baha'i — and a Golden Dawn "magician" searching for esoteric...
  50. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Fact and Fiction: Interrelationships between History and Imagination (2000). — On the tension between "fact" and "fiction," between objective history and our relative and subjecti...
  51. Bahá'í Information Office of the UK. First Public Mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the West (1998). — Short essay based on research by Moojan Momen and Derek Cockshutt. The first mention for the Faith i...
  52. Jan T. Jasion. George Ronald: A Bibliographic History (2013). — The history of George Ronald, the most prominent and prolific independent publisher of Baha'i books,...
  53. Geza Farkas. God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson: Review (2005-12/2015-06).
  54. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles. Growth of the Cause in the British Isles, The (1944). — Historical overview, starting with E. G. Browne and Comte de Gobineau, to pilgrims in the time of Ab...
  55. Harry Liedtke. Guardian's Wartime Travels, The (2016). — Brief chronology of world events 1938-1940 juxtaposed with Shoghi Effendi's travels in 1940, when he...
  56. Hainsworth, Philip (2001-12-21). — Bio of a prominent pioneer, administrator, and author.
  57. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom. In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Master in the British Isles 1911 (2011/2021). — A collection of extracts from the Writings, pilgrims' notes, and newspapers summarizing Abdu'l-Baha'...
  58. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Islands of the North Sea (1996).
  59. Jack Boyd. Gary Fuhrman, ed, Jonah Winters, ed. Jack Boyd memoirs (2004/2013). — Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1960-2012. Includes recollec...
  60. Sarah Munro. Josie McFadden (2013). — Josie McFadden is a fictitious character who works in the home of Reverend Frederick White and his w...
  61. Charles Mason Remey. Journal Diary of European Baha'i Travels: April - November 1948 (1948). — A record of Remey's visits across Europe, from England to Germany. Includes coverage of Baha'i parti...
  62. Rajwantee Lakshiman-Lepain. Life of Thomas Breakwell, The (1998). — Breakwell (1872–1902) was a religious seeker who became a Baha'i in Paris in 1901, the first Engli...
  63. Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein (1999). — Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City o...
  64. Nora Crossley. Memoirs of Nora Crossley (1893-1977) (1921). — Autobiography of an early British Baha'i, known for cutting her famous hair to help fundraise for th...
  65. Lil Osborn. Men and the Baha'i Faith: The role of indigenous men in the early Baha'i community in the British Isles (2016). — Includes slide-show included when presenting the paper at the Baha'i Studies Seminar, Kellogg Colleg...
  66. Robert Weinberg. New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists (2021-01). — On the impact of ‘Abdu’l-Baha on a number of individuals who were at the cultural vanguard of a ...
  67. George Townshend. Old Churches and the New World-Faith, The (1949). — Pamphlet publication of Townshend's letter of renunciation of the Anglican Church and proclamation o...
  68. C. Edmund Card. Our Precious Heritage: The Coming of the Faith to Wales (n.d.). — History of Baha'i activities in Wales 1942-1973, focusing especially the active sixteen-year period ...
  69. Picture Gallery of Early British Bahá'ís (1998). — Published in honor of the UK Baha'i Centenary, 1998/99.
  70. United States Department of State. Ralph D. Wagner, comp. References to the Bahá'í Faith in the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (1991-2001). — Excerpts from the State Department's annual compilation of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices...
  71. Lil Osborn (published as L.C.G. Abdo). Religion and Relevance: The Baha'is in Britain 1899 - 1930 (2003). — On the Baha'i history in the British Isles during the first decades of the 20th century, when it was...
  72. Trudi Scott. Remembering Bernard Leach (1986). — Memories of the Baha'i potter Bernard Leach (1887–1979).
  73. Jack Boyd. Road, The: Reflections on Scottish history (2005). — Essays on the birth of Scotland, Saint Patrick, William Wallace, Robert Bruce, and Rob Roy MacGregor...
  74. Wendi Momen. Seven Candles of Unity: The Story of `Abdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh, by Anjam Khursheed: Review (1993).
  75. Lil Osborn. Shoghi Effendi in Oxford, by Riaz Khadem, and Her Eternal Crown, Queen Marie of Romania and the Bahá'í Faith, by Della Marcus: Reviews (2001).
  76. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Signs of God on Earth (1963). — Talk presented at the First Baha'i World Congress in London, 1963, about pioneering, teaching indige...
  77. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Speaking in Edinburgh (1981-08). — Address at Edinburgh Baha'i Centre. Includes discussion of Shoghi Effendi in Scotland and the eagle ...
  78. Eric Hammond, comp. Splendour of God, The: Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahais (1909/1911). — An early overview of Babi and Baha'i history, along with early translations of Seven Valleys, Hidden...
  79. Moojan Momen. Star Tablet of the Bab, The (2019-10-29). — Guest post celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of the Bab with an account of one of the Baha'i ...
  80. Frank Lewis. Studies in Honor of the Late Hasan M. Balyuzi: Studies in the Babi and Baha'i Religions vol. 5, ed. Moojan Momen: Review (1999-12). — Review of a collection of five articles about various subjects.
  81. Abdu'l-Bahá. Ahmad Sohrab, trans. Tablet 27 Feb 1913 to Graham Pole (Secretary General Theosophical Society) (1913-02-27). — Tablet to Graham Pole, Secretary General of the Theosophical Society (Scotland), from France, 27 Feb...
  82. Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck. Tablet of Glad-Tidings: A Proclamation to Scholars and Statesmen (2012-12-24). — The Lawh-i-Bishárát as a Proclamatory Aqdas and public announcement of principles from 'The Most...
  83. Loulie Mathews. Tablet of the Báb found in British Museum (1931-03). — Anecdote about the discovery of the Star Tablet of the Bab at the British Museum in London.
  84. Bahá'u'lláh. Mehdi Wolf, ed. Tablet to The Times of London (1987). — Short tablet calling newspapers to investigate the Truth.
  85. Harry Liedtke. Thousand Years Must Elapse: Examining a Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2022). — Commentary on a tablet by 'Abdu'l-Baha that addresses the present debasement of Persia and its futur...
  86. Geoffrey Cameron. Threatening Agenda, A: Iran's Shameful Denial of Education to its Bahá'í Community (2008-06-06). — Iranian government hardliners promote a coordinated and threatening agenda aimed at suffocating the ...
  87. Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
  88. Shoghi Effendi. Unfolding Destiny (1981). — Letters and telegrams by or on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to British Baha'is from 1922 to 1957. Those ...
  89. Moojan Momen. United Kingdom: History of the Bahá'í Faith (1998). — A short history of the Baha'i community of the United Kingdom.
  90. Bahá'í World News Service. United Kingdom: Restoration Project Honors enduring impact of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Message of Peace (2024-05-02). — Story on the restoration of an apartment now open for public visits in Bristol, UK, where Abdu'l-Bah...
  91. Abdu'l-Bahá. Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1928). — Four short talks given by ‘Abdu'l-Baha in London, December 1912. These talks have not been publish...

2.   from the Chronology (228 results; expand)

  1. 1807-03-25 — The Bill to abolish the Atlantic slave trade received Royal Assent in the British Parliament. The A...
  2. 1840-00-00 — The British fleet took `Akka from the Egyptians. [BBR202] ...
  3. 1845-11-01 — The Times of London carried an item on the arrest and torture of Quddús, Mulla Sadiq-i-Khurasani, M...
  4. 1855-03-05 — Birth of John Henry Hyde Dunn, Hand of the Cause, in London. [Baha'i Chronicles] ...
  5. 1869-05-12 — Birth of Clara Davis Dunn, Hand of the Cause, in London....
  6. 1870-09-01 — Battle of Sedan. Napoleon III suffered defeat at the hands of Kaiser Wilhelm I. It resulted in the c...
  7. 1871-10-16 — The famous British writer and critic, Matthew Arnold, made a brief reference to the Faith in an addr...
  8. 1872-05-31 — Birth of Thomas Breakwell, considered the first English Baha'i, in Woking, Surrey, England. In fa...
  9. 1874-05-19 — Birth of John Ebenezer Esslemont, Hand of the Cause of God, in Aberdeen, Scotland....
  10. 1882-07-11 — Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Maqsud was revealed following the invasion of Egypt by the Fren...
  11. 1887-12-31 — E. G. Browne, the noted Orientalist, spent 12 months in Persia. An important purpose of his journey ...
  12. 1888-03-29 — The first lecture in the West on the Baha'i Faith (`Babism') was given by E. G. Browne at the Essay ...
  13. 1889-06-01 — E. G. Browne gave a paper on the Baha'i Faith (`Babism') at the Royal Asiatic Society, London....
  14. 1891-00-00 — A Traveller's Narrative was published in two volumes by the Cambridge University Press. [BBD226; EGB...
  15. 1891-02-15 — First public lecture in the West on the Baha'i Faith was given by E. G. Browne at the Southplace Ins...
  16. 1891-05-20 — Baha'u'llah revealed the Lawh-i-Times, Tablet to the Times in which He recounted the circumstances o...
  17. 1895-06-00 — Miss Marion Brown became a Baha'i in London, the first European to accept the Baha'i Faith. [BFA1:37...
  18. 1899-06-00 — Ethel Jenner Rosenberg accepted the Baha'i Faith, the first English woman to become a Baha'i in her ...
  19. 1900-11-26 — Agnes Baldwin Alexander wrote to `Abdu'l-Baha declaring her belief in Baha'u'llah. [BFA2:159; SBR176...
  20. 1901-01-22 — The passing of Queen Victoria. Of all the leaders addressed by Baha'u'llah only she is reputed to...
  21. 1902-05-08 — May Bolles married Sutherland Maxwell in London and moved to Montreal later in the year. [BW8:635; G...
  22. 1902-06-13 — Thomas Breakwell died from tuberculosis in Paris. (b. 31 May, 1872 in Woking) [AB77; BBD46; SEBW70] ...
  23. 1905-00-00 — Following the dispatch of his eldest son Shu'au'llah to North America, Muhammad-'Ali sent Mirza Ghul...
  24. 1908-03-00 — The book ...
  25. 1911-07-26 — The First Universal Races Congress was held at the University of London. It was the first important...
  26. 1911-08-11 — The beginning of `Abdu'l-Baha's first Western tour [AB139] `Abdu'l-Baha departed from Egypt with a ...
  27. 1911-08-18 — 'Abdu'l-Baha had an exchange of telegrams with Wellesley Tudor Pole from the Theosophical Summer Sch
  28. 1911-08-23 — `Abdu'l-Baha took up residence at Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Leman (Lake Geneva). [AB140; GPB280; SBR2...
  29. 1911-08-24 — Tammaddun'ul-Mulk and Juliet Thompson arrived in Thonon-les-Bains from London via Geneva. She had la...
  30. 1911-09-04 — `Abdu'l-Baha arrived in London accompanied by His secretary, Mirza Mahmúd and Khusraw, His servant....
  31. 1911-09-05 — 'Abdu'l-Baha was interviewed by the editor of The Christian Commonwealth, Mr Albert Dawson, and late
  32. 1911-09-08 — In the morning He received a small party in Lady Blomfield's drawing room. [SoW Vol 2 No 12 October ...
  33. 1911-09-09 — 'Abdu'l-Baha visited the home of Mrs Thornburgh-Cropper at 31 Evelyn Mansions, Carlisle Place, Vic
  34. 1911-09-10 — `Abdu'l-Baha gave His first public address in the West in the City Temple Church in Holborn, London ...
  35. 1911-09-11 — Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper gave an "At Home" to the believers and between fifty and sixty were present ...
  36. 1911-09-12 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at a meeting of the friends at the home of Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper in Londo
  37. 1911-09-13 — Mrs Thornburgh-Cropper gave a reception for 'Abdu'l-Baha at her home 31 Evelyn Mansions, Carlisle
  38. 1911-09-14 — At a meeting at the office of the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Freemasons and Theosophists ...
  39. 1911-09-17 — `Abdu'l-Baha addressed the congregation of St John's, Westminster, His second address to a Western a...
  40. 1911-09-21 — Reverend Peter Z Easton called on Àbdu'l-Baha. Apparently he wanted a sparring match but Àbdu'l-Ba...
  41. 1911-09-21 — During 'Abdu'l-Baha's first visit to Britain, he was invited into churches and welcomed warmly by ma...
  42. 1911-09-22 — 'Abdu'l-Baha visited the home of Misses Marion Jack and Elizabeth Herrick, at 10 Cheniston Gardens,
  43. 1911-09-23 — Abdu'l-Baha travelled by train from London to Bristol going from Paddington Station to Bristol Templ...
  44. 1911-09-28 — 'Abdu'l-Baha visited Byfleet for a second time by motorcar. He stayed the night and returned the eve
  45. 1911-09-29 — A farewell reception was given for 'Abdu'l-Baha in the hall mof the Passmore Edwards' Settlement in ...
  46. 1911-09-30 — `Abdu'l-Baha addressed the Theosophical Society in London, His last talk in England on this visit. ...
  47. 1911-10-01 — A young Persian couple asked 'Abdu'l-Baha to marry them. The union was blessed at the Higher Thoug
  48. 1911-10-02 — Abdu'l-Baha breakfasted with the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House, City of London. The Lo...
  49. 1911-10-03 — `Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk that has been entitled, "Eleven essentials: the Bahai principles as taught ...
  50. 1912-10-08 — The start of the the First Balkan War when Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia constituting the ...
  51. 1912-12-05 — `Abdu'l-Baha sailed on the S. S. Celtic of the White Star Line from New York to Liverpool. [239D:193...
  52. 1912-12-13 — `Abdu'l-Baha arrived in Liverpool aboard the S. S. Celtic at about 9PM. He was met by dozens of Baha...
  53. 1912-12-14 — 'Abdu'l-Baha stayed in Liverpool at the Adelphi Hotel (now known as the Britannia Adelphi hotel). H
  54. 1912-12-15 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke at Pembroke Chapel and was introduced by Rev Donald Fraser. [ABTM275, SoW Vol III
  55. 1912-12-16 — 'Abdu'l-Baha and his entourage departed Liverpool for London by train from the Lime Street Station.
  56. 1912-12-17 — A Baha'i arrived from Ireland to see 'Abdu'l-Baha, possibly Joan Waring, after travelling all day an...
  57. 1912-12-18 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at which E. G. Browne was present. He visited `Abdu'l-Baha several more tim
  58. 1912-12-19 — Haji Amin, the Trustee of the Huqúqu'llah, presented 'Abdu'l-Baha with a gift from a poor workman i...
  59. 1912-12-20 — 'Abdu'l-Baha interviewed E. S. (Ethel Stefana) Stevens (later Lady Drower) who had come from Southha
  60. 1912-12-21 — 'Abdu'l-Baha witnessed His first dramatic performance. It was a mystery Christmas play entitled Eage
  61. 1912-12-22 — On another occasion He gave an outline for a play to his hostess for the evening, Mrs Gabrielle Enth...
  62. 1912-12-24 — `Abdu'l-Baha received many expensive Christmas gifts; He turned them all away by returning them and ...
  63. 1912-12-25 — 'Abdu'l-Baha paid a visit to Lord Lamington who was deeply touched by the message of peace and goodw
  64. 1912-12-26 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke about prayer, evil, and the progress of the soul in a talk at 97 Cadogan Gardens.
  65. 1912-12-29 — In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha received a visit from the Maharajah or Jhalawar. [ABTM283] In the...
  66. 1912-12-30 — The 19 Day Feast was held at the home of Mrs Robinson. [AB352]...
  67. 1912-12-31 — `Abdu'l-Baha visited Oxford at the invitation of Dr Thomas Kelly Cheyne to address a meeting at Manc...
  68. 1913-01-04 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke about The Four Kinds of Love in an address at 97 Cadogan Gardens. [PT17918
  69. 1913-01-05 — The Master spoke at the home of Miss Herrick's to some 150 people. He gave a very "spiritual" lectu...
  70. 1913-01-06 — `Abdu'l-Baha and His party, Siyyid Asadu'llah-i-Qumi, His attendant, Ahmad Sohrab, His interpreter a...
  71. 1913-01-07 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke to a crowd of several hundred Theosophists. The Theosophical Society (founded 18
  72. 1913-01-08 — 'Abdu'l-Baha was given a tour of the Edinburgh College of Arts conducted by the President. (74 Laur
  73. 1913-01-09 — After a morning of receiving visitors 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke to a woman's group that included those of a...
  74. 1913-01-10 — `Abdu'l-Baha returned to London departing from Waverly Station at 11 AM and arriving at Euston Stati...
  75. 1913-01-11 — 'Abdu'l-Baha was most anxious that follow-up be done in Scotland. In and interview with Miss Buckto
  76. 1913-01-12 — He attended a dinner party at the home of Sir Richard and Lady Shapely, St. Martin's Lane, London. D...
  77. 1913-01-13 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke at Cadogan Gardens on the darkness of superstitions and imitations. [AB369, ABTM
  78. 1913-01-14 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke in the East End of London at a Congregational Church. [CH168, AB369, ABTM299]
  79. 1913-01-15 — `Abdu'l-Baha traveled to Bristol and stayed at the Clifton Guest House which belonged to Mr and Mrs ...
  80. 1913-01-16 — `Abdu'l-Baha returned to London and spoke at 97 Cadogan Gardens. He spoke about the diversity of tho...
  81. 1913-01-17 — At some time during this short stay in London 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke at a meeting of the Women's Freedom...
  82. 1913-01-18 — `Abdu'l-Baha received guests from the Muslim Community of Britain and was asked to speak at the Shah...
  83. 1913-01-19 — 'Abdu'l-Baha was the guest of Rev Dr R J Campbell for luncheon. A number of divines had also been i
  84. 1913-01-20 — Dr Felix Mosscheles held a reception for 'Abdu'l-Baha in his home that was attended by a number of n...
  85. 1913-01-21 — `Abdu'l-Baha left London for Paris. [AB371] The visit to Paris lasts several weeks. [AB372; SBR22...
  86. 1914-00-00 — The publication of The River of Life: A Selection from the teachings of Baha Allah and Abdul Baha as...
  87. 1914-01-09 — John Ferraby, Hand of the Cause of God, was born in Southsea, England....
  88. 1914-06-22 — The defection of Dr Amin Farid, (b. 1882, d. 1953)`Abdu'l-Baha's translator while in America, becam...
  89. 1914-08-04 — England declared war on Germany....
  90. 1914-11-01 — Turkey entered the war on the side of the Central Powers. Palestine was blockaded and Haifa was b...
  91. 1917-11-02 — The Balfour Declaration was a letter sent to Lord Walter Rothschild by British Foreign Secretary Ar...
  92. 1918-01-00 — The British Baha'is alerted the Foreign Office about the importance of ensuring `Abdu'l-Baha's safet...
  93. 1919-08-19 — The Anglo-Persian agreement was signed whereby Persia would get advisors for every department and g...
  94. 1920-04-20 — Shoghi Effendi left Haifa for France with the intention of taking up his study of English at Oxford ...
  95. 1920-04-27 — `Abdu'l-Baha was invested with the insignia of the Knighthood of the British Empire as Sir Abbas Eff...
  96. 1920-05-15 — Shoghi Effendi arrived in England to take up his studies at Oxford. His stated objective was: "My ...
  97. 1920-06-11 — Shoghi Effendi made application to Balliol College at Oxford University as a non-collegiate student ...
  98. 1920-07-19 — Shoghi Effendi departed from France two weeks after receiving 'Abdu'l-Baha's permission to study at ...
  99. 1920-07-28 — Shoghi Effendi journeyed from Oxford to London to attend the weekly public Baha'i meeting at Lindsa
  100. 1920-10-01 — Shoghi Effendi entered Balliol College, Oxford University. [CB284; DH149; GBF11-12] For his pur...
  101. 1920-10-16 — Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Michaelmas Term 1920 Because there wasn't a vacancy in Balliol C...
  102. 1921-01-15 — Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Hilary Term 1921 Permission was issued by the Non-Collegiate Deleg...
  103. 1921-03-15 — Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - Spring Vacation 1921 27 March: He visited his sister Rúhangiz in Scot...
  104. 1921-04-25 — Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Trinity Term at Balliol College 1921 The Trinity Term — 15 Sundays...
  105. 1921-06-20 — Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Long Vacation 1921 Those students who wished to continue their stu...
  106. 1921-10-06 — Shoghi Effendi at Oxford - The Michaelmas Term 1921 Shoghi Effendi continued his translation work...
  107. 1921-11-30 — A cable was sent to London with news of `Abdu'l-Baha's passing. Shoghi Effendi was summonsed to the ...
  108. 1921-12-01 — Dr Esslemont made a trip from Bournemouth to London to visit Shoghi Effendi and offer support. He in...
  109. 1921-12-16 — Shoghi Effendi left England for Haifa in the company of Lady Blomfield and his sister Rouhangeze [R...
  110. 1921-12-29 — Shoghi Effendi arrived in the Holy Land from England by train from Egypt. [GBF14; PP42] An enve...
  111. 1922-04-00 — Shoghi Effendi sent verbal messages through Consul Schwarz to Germany and Ethel Rosenberg to Britain...
  112. 1922-05-31 — The communities of London, Manchester and Bournemouth elected a Baha'i Spiritual Assembly for Englan...
  113. 1922-06-06 — The All-England Baha'i Council met for the first time. [SBR28; UD9, 468] ER2 13 says it first met...
  114. 1923-04-21 — The formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of England. [GPB333] The elect...
  115. 1923-09-00 — J. E. Esslemont's Baha'u'llah and the New Era was published in Britain by George Allen and Unwin. [D...
  116. 1923-10-13 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Britain met for the first time, at the home of Ethel Rosenberg. [...
  117. 1924-07-03 — Louise Gregory embarked from Boston to Liverpool on the SS Winifredian of the Leyland Line. She spen...
  118. 1924-09-22 — The conference `Some Living Religions within the British Empire' was held in London. [BW2:225; ER233...
  119. 1926-01-28 — One again Louise Gregory embarked from Boston to Liverpool on the SS Winifredian of the Leyland Line...
  120. 1926-08-02 — Two Baha'i Esperanto conventions were held in conjunction with the Eighteenth Universal Esperanto Co...
  121. 1927-04-29 — The British delegates, at their first National Convention, elected ten members because there were an...
  122. 1929-09-00 — Shoghi Effendi sailed from England to Cape Town and proceeded overland to Cairo. [PP180–1, SETPE1p...
  123. 1929-09-09 — The British Baha'is opened their new centre, at Walmar House, Upper Regent Street, London. [PSBW46...
  124. 1930-00-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of England changed its name to become the National Sp...
  125. 1930-10-07 — Ruth White wrote to the High Commissioner of Palestine stating that she had sent a photograph of 'Ab...
  126. 1930-11-17 — Ethel Rosenberg, (b.6 August, 1858, Bath) Disciple of 'Abdu'l-Baha, 'England's outstanding Baha'i pi...
  127. 1931-05-20 — The passing of Mrs Claudia Coles in London. (b. 1863 or 1866 in Charleston, South Carolina). She ac...
  128. 1936-00-00 — The Baha'i Journal was instituted in England. [United Kingdom: History of the Baha'i Faith by Moojan...
  129. 1936-06-01 — Britain held its first Baha'i summer school. [GT137; UD109]...
  130. 1936-07-03 — The World Congress of Faiths was held in London under the auspices of the World Fellowship of Faiths...
  131. 1936-09-00 — Lorol Schopflocher departed for Europe to do teaching work in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Fran...
  132. 1937-00-00 — The British Baha'i Publishing Trust was founded. [BBRSM184; BW9:32; GT138–42]...
  133. 1938-03-15 — Mary Virginia Thornburgh-Cropper (Maryam Khanum), the first Baha'i of the British Isles, passed away...
  134. 1938-11-27 — In a letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the British Isles, Shoghi Effendi o...
  135. 1939-04-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the British Isles incorporated after a long and di...
  136. 1939-06-04 — In a letter addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles written on behalf of t...
  137. 1939-08-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the British Isles incorporated as an unlimited non...
  138. 1939-09-03 — World War II began with Britain and France declaring war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland....
  139. 1939-12-31 — Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield, entitled Sitarih Khanum, (b. 1859) passed away in London. She was buried...
  140. 1940-05-15 — Shoghi Effendi determined to go to England; he and Rúhiyyih Khanum left Haifa for Italy via aquapla...
  141. 1940-05-25 — After having obtained a visa for Britain in Rome, Shoghi Effendi and Rúhiyyih Khanum left for Engla...
  142. 1940-07-28 — Shoghi Effendi, Rúhiyyih Khanum and Sutherland Maxwell left England for South Africa aboard the SS ...
  143. 1943-00-00 — The founding of the publishing house George Ronald by David Hofman using his stage name. Its first t...
  144. 1943-00-00 — The publication of A Commentary on the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha written by David Hofman by...
  145. 1943-00-00 — Fereidoon Adamiyyat, one of the most influential and widely acknowledged Iranian historians of the 2...
  146. 1944-04-21 — The Baha'is of the British Isles launched a Six Year Plan, the British Six Year Plan (1944-1950). [R...
  147. 1944-05-00 — The British at their national convention, decided to ask the Guardian for their own Six Year Plan. [...
  148. 1945-00-00 — The World Forestry Charter Gathering was founded in Britain by Richard St Barbe Baker. [VV106; WH75]...
  149. 1948-00-00 — The first publication of The Pattern of Baha'i Life in London by the Baha'i Publishing Trust. Reprin...
  150. 1948-04-21 — The formation of the first Local Spiritual Assembly in Cardiff. See CG9 for a picture. ...
  151. 1949-00-00 — The pamphlet written by by George Townshend to all Christians under the title The Old Churches and t...
  152. 1950-04-21 — Shoghi Effendi announced the Africa Campaign (1951-1953) in a cable to the British National Conventi...
  153. 1950-07-00 — The British Six Year Plan was successfully completed. [BW11:25; MBW4]...
  154. 1951-04-21 — The Baha'is of the British Isles launched a Two Year Plan (1951-1953). [Ruhi 8.2 p46] Some goals...
  155. 1951-04-21 — Several National Spiritual Assemblies-Britain, Egypt, India, Iran and the United States, joined forc...
  156. 1953-09-00 — Brigitte Hasselblatt arrived in Shetland and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah. [BW13:455]...
  157. 1953-09-02 — Brigitte Lundblade (nee Hasselblatt), (b. 1923 - d. 17 May 2008) arrived in the Shetland Islands and...
  158. 1957-11-04 — Passing of Shoghi Effendi Shoghi Effendi passed away in London of coronary thrombosis after a bou...
  159. 1957-11-09 — The funeral of Shoghi Effendi took place in the Great Northern Cemetery, London. [BW13:222; PP448] ...
  160. 1957-11-10 — The Hands of the Cause met in London. [TG157] See SDSC191-195 and SDSC430 note 8 for excerpts f...
  161. 1958-11-01 — The monument marking Shoghi Effendi's resting place was completed. [MC117] Dust from the Shrine o...
  162. 1961-11-05 — The Hands of the Cause issued a message from their fifth Conclave. [MoC313–23] They called for ...
  163. 1963-04-20 — The Ten Year Crusade was successfully completed. The achievements of the Ten Year Crusade were cele...
  164. 1963-04-28 — The first Baha'i World Congress, the 'Most Great Jubilee', was held in London to celebrate the cente...
  165. 1963-04-30 — The members of the Universal House of Justice were presented to the World Congress and the first sta...
  166. 1967-12-25 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Charles Dunning (b.27 March, 1885 need Leeds). [BW14p305-308] ...
  167. 1968-09-12 — The passing of Wellesley Tudor Pole (b. 23 April 1884 in Weston Super Mare, UK) in Hurstpierpoint, S...
  168. 1972-00-03 — The first Baha'i studies seminar was held in London. For an account of the development of these semi...
  169. 1972-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Republic of Ireland was formed with its seat in Dublin. [BW15...
  170. 1973-09-05 — John Ferraby, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Cambridge, England. (b. 9 January,1914) [BW16...
  171. 1975-02-05 — A strip of land facing the resting place of Shoghi Effendi was purchased by the Universal House of J...
  172. 1976-09-12 — His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa visited the resting place of Shoghi Effendi. [B...
  173. 1977-04-16 — The first annual Baha'i Studies Seminar supported by the Departments of Religious Studies and of Soc...
  174. 1977-06-01 — At the behest of the Universal House of Justice, two conferences were held for Persian-speaking Baha...
  175. 1978-04-15 — At the second Seminar on Baha'i Studies held at the University of Lancaster Denis MacEoin, a Lecture...
  176. 1979-01-03 — In a message from the Department of the Secretariat of the Uni...
  177. 1979-05-06 — Bernard Howell Leach CBE, (b.5 Jan 1887 Hong Kong), internationally known potter, artist and author,...
  178. 1979-10-24 — The publication of the compilation Inspiring the Heart by the Universal House of Justice. This compi...
  179. 1980-02-12 — Hasan M. Balyuzi, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in London. (b. 7 September, 1908, Shiraz, Ir...
  180. 1982-06-00 — The first edition of the Baha'i Studies Bulletin was published under editor Stephen Lambden with the...
  181. 1982-06-09 — The passing of Richard Edward St. Barbe Baker (b. 9 October, 1889 West End, Hampshire, England d. Sa...
  182. 1983-00-00 — The Association for Baha'i Studies, English-Speaking Europe, was established in the Republic of Irel...
  183. 1985-00-00 — The publication of Baha'i Focus on Human Rights by Philp Hainsworth. It has been described as the fi...
  184. 1987-07-01 — The passing of Dr Aziz Navidi (b. 9 September 1913 in Hamadan, Iran) in London. He was buried at the...
  185. 1987-09-29 — The Post Office of the United Kingdom issued a commemorative stamp honouring Bernard Leach, Baha'i a...
  186. 1988-00-00 — 'Arts for Nature', a fund-raising programme held to benefit the work of the World Wide Fund for Natu
  187. 1988-04-11 — The Global Survival Conference in Oxford attracted 200 spiritual and legislative leaders. For five d...
  188. 1989-00-00 — The Baha'is of Warwick (U.K.) began producing a series of leaflets known informally as the "Warwick ...
  189. 1989-11-04 — The European Baha'i Youth Council, comprised of seven youth and appointed by the Universal House of ...
  190. 1989-12-15 — A World Forestry Charter Gathering organized by the Offices of Public Information in London and New ...
  191. 1992-02-03 — The Association of Baha'i Publishers and Distributors was established at a Baha'i Publishers' Confer...
  192. 1992-05-29 — The Centenary of the Ascension of Baha'u'llah was commemorated at the Guardian's Resting Place in Lo...
  193. 1992-06-18 — The passing of Counsellor Isobel Sabri, (b. 19 July, 1924) member of the International Teaching Cent...
  194. 1992-09-15 — Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum was officially invited to open the Exhibition of Baha'i Manuscripts at...
  195. 1994-07-20 — The European Baha'i Youth Council sponsored five regional 'Shaping Europe' conferences, in Berlin, B...
  196. 1994-07-28 — The World Forestry Charter Gatherings, established by Richard St. Barbe Baker in 1945, were re-insti...
  197. 1997-10-00 — The publication of the Baha'i Journal UK. The first issue was published in 1997 and the last was ...
  198. 1998-02-18 — World Faiths and Development Dialogue (WFDD) hosted an event at Lambeth Palace in London that brough...
  199. 1999-06-21 — The passing of Meherangiz Munsiff in London (b. 23 November, 1923 Bombay, India) Born into a Baha'i ...
  200. 1999-08-15 — A conference was held Sidcot, Avon, United Kingdom, hosted jointly by the International Environmenta...
  201. 2000-11-00 — Early in 2000 the eagle from the Guardian's Resting Place was stolen and the monument damaged in the...
  202. 2000-12-00 — A new eagle was placed atop the column at the Guardian's Resting Place and repair was done to the da...
  203. 2001-01-04 — The passing of Dr. Victor de Araujo of Vista, NY at the age of 78 years. He was born near London, En...
  204. 2001-05-15 — A tribute to Ruhiyyih Khanum, much in the form of music and drama, was held at Canada House in Trafa...
  205. 2001-12-16 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Philip Hainsworth (b. 27 July 1919) at the age of 82 in Sevenoa...
  206. 2003-05-09 — The passing of David Hofman (b.1908 in Poona, India) in Oxford, England. [BW03-04p234-235] He was o...
  207. 2003-07-00 — His Royal Highness Prince Andrew became the first member of the Royal Family to visit the National B...
  208. 2004-02-11 — A member of the British Baha'i community, Lois Hainsworth, received the award of Member of the Orde...
  209. 2004-04-19 — The passing of Mr Aziz Ismayn Yazdi (b. Alexandria, Egypt in 1909) in Vancouver, Canada at the age o...
  210. 2005-07-23 — The purchase of a new Baha'i Centre in Scotland at 44 Albany Street, Edinburgh EH1 3QR. [UK Baha'i w...
  211. 2005-11-01 — The celebration of the opening of the new Baha'i Centre at 44 Albany Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...
  212. 2007-04-24 — The publication of Baha'u'llah: A Short Biography by Moojan Momen. It was published by Oneworld Publ...
  213. 2007-05-24 — The passing of Hadi Rahmani-Shirazi (b. 1914) in the United Kingdom. He was buried in New Southgate ...
  214. 2008-04-00 — The publication of Attaining the Dynamics of Growth: Glimpses from Five Continents by International ...
  215. 2009-01-03 — Regional Conferences were held in London, United Kingdom and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. [BWNS686]...
  216. 2012-02-15 — Queen Elizabeth II launched the Diamond Jubilee of her reign with a multifaith reception at Lambeth ...
  217. 2013-00-00 — In 2013 the United Kingdom Baha'is undertook a multi-year project to restore and improve the Resting...
  218. 2013-00-00 — The publication of the article George Ronald: A Bibliographic Historyby Jan T Jason. The article li...
  219. 2015-02-12 — The official opening of the new location of the Afnan Library Trust at Sandy, close to Cambridge. Th...
  220. 2016-06-12 — The publication of Lady Blomfield: Her Life and Times by Robert Weinberg. It...
  221. 2017-11-06 — An exhibition of Baha'u'llah's writings opened at the John Addis Gallery in the British Museum. ...
  222. 2019-10-02 — The British Library marked the bicentenary of the birth of the Bab with various initiatives alongsid...
  223. 2019-10-29 — The British Library published a blog to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab. It is a...
  224. 2020-07-03 — The passing of Sir Earl Cameron (b. 8th August 1917 in Pembrooke Parish, Bermuda) at his home in Ken...
  225. 2020-09-22 — The Association for Baha'i Studies UK launched a new website. The core focus was on creating and sup...
  226. 2021-00-00 — The publication of ...
  227. 2023-08-26 — The publication of Baha'i Community of the British ...
  228. 2023-12-21 — A special reception at Portcullis House in Westminster was organized by the All-Party Parliamentary ...

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  1. 1939-06-04 — In a letter addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles written on behalf of t...
  2. 1950-03-26 — The British Community needed 22 declarations to complete the goals of their Six Year Plan. The Nati...
  3. 2001-05-15 — A tribute to Ruhiyyih Khanum, much in the form of music and drama, was held at Canada House in Trafa...
  4. 2004-04-19 — The passing of Mr Aziz Ismayn Yazdi (b. Alexandria, Egypt in 1909) in Vancouver, Canada at the a
 
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