been available from Germany if necessary and that such assistance might be available in the future. The Times newspaper proclaimed that "England will concede nothing to menaces and will not lie down under insult." The windows of German shops were broken, and German sailors were attacked in London. The German diplomatic response was essentially conciliatory, with the Kaiser responding to a letter from Queen Victoria (his grandmother) with "Never was the Telegram intended as a step against England or your Government...." Notes Bibliography Massie, Robert K. - Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War. New York: Random House, (1991) Roberts, Andrew. Salisbury: Victorian Titan (2006) ch 37 Sontag, Raymond J. "The Cowes Interview and the Kruger Telegram," Political Science Quarterly (1925) 40#2 pp. 217-247 in JSTOR van der Poel, J - The Jameson Raid, Oxford University Press, (1951) Primary sources My Memoirs: 1878–1918 by William II, London: Cassell & Co. 1922. 1896 in the United Kingdom 1896 in Germany Telegrams Boer Republics 1896 in South Africa Wilhelm II, German Emperor 1896 documents