28th June The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary is Sarajevo. It’s the final day of his to Bosnia. The morning mists have and he and his wife Sophie get into their open touring car. It’s their fourteenth wedding anniversary and they’re both to get from the rigid Court protocol in Vienna.
Not everyone is happy though; Serbs everywhere are still about Austria- Hungary’s annexation of Bosnia and the date of the visit could not have been more . It’s the anniversary of the great Serb defeat at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389: the time when they commemorate their to foreign rulers.
Among the crowds along the route are six armed men. Their leader is a intense 19 year old called Gavrilo Princip. The Imperial visit has been in the news for months. More than enough time to and get weapons across the border from Serbia. Between them the conspirators have 6 and 4 Browning pistols. Each man has a phial of .