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In on 29 November 1917, the British politician the Marquess of Lansdowne published a letter that caused a political storm in Britain. In it, he proposed bringing the war to a negotiated end, rather than fighting it to a finish. Lansdowne's aims are complex, he was no pacifist, and has been accused of caring more than anything about the preservation of the social order. Nevertheless, it is an interesting and lesser known chapter of the the First World War, involving one of the most intelligent statesmen of the day. Sources: Lansdowne: The Last Great Whig, Simon Kerry Exaggerating the Efficacy of Diplomacy: The Marquis of Lansdowne's 'Peace Letter' of November 1917, International History Review (2010), Frank Winters #WW1, #BritishEmpire, #GermanEmpire,