The events that led to the collapse of the First Coalition were exhaustively chronicled by almost all of the major participants (although Asquith himself was a notable exception), and have been studied by historians in the 100 years since. Although many of the accounts and studies differ in detail, and present a somewhat confusing picture overall, the outline is clear. As R. J. Q. Adams wrote, "The Prime Minister depended upon [a] majority [in] Parliament. The faith of that majority in Asquith's leadership had been shaken and the appearance of a logical alternative destroyed him."John M. McEwen, "The Struggle for Mastery in Britain: Lloyd George versus Asquith, December 1916." Journal of British Studies 18#1 (1978): 131–156.
the events that led to the collapse of the first coalition were exhaustively chronicled by almost all of the major participants (although asquith himself was a notable exception) and have been studied by historians in the 100 years since although many of the accounts and studies differ in detail and present a somewhat confusing picture overall the outline is clear as r j q adams wrote "the prime minister depended upon [a] majority [in] parliament the faith of that majority in asquith's leadership had been shaken and the appearance of a logical alternative destroyed him"john m mcewen "the struggle for mastery in britain lloyd george versus asquith december 1916" journal of british studies 18#1 (1978) 131–156