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The Edwardian era is the period when Edward VII, the eldest son of Queen Victoria, ruled as King of Great Britain and Ireland, from January 1901 to May 1910. Most historians, however, talk of the Edwardian era as extending to the years until World War I broke out in 1914.

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The Edwardian era: a history guide and timeline of Britain in the reign of Edward VII

What was life like for women in Edwardian Britain?

The forgotten contributions of black Edwardians in Britain

Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of art critic Clive Bell, all of whom were members of the Bloomsbury Group.

Famous Edwardians From Beatrix Potter to Captain Robert F Scott

King Edward VII in his coronation robes.

Edward VII A guide to the king who ruled over the Edwardian age

The fight for women's suffrage

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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Suffragettes

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A suffragette march

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Nancy Astor campaigning

How the battle for female suffrage in Britain was won

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Fern Riddell explores some of the darker aspects of the campaign for votes for women, in this episode from our archive. (Image by Getty Images)

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The sinking of RMS Titanic

A vintage photo of the RMS Titantic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912

Your history guide to RMS Titanic, plus 12 fascinating facts about the disaster

A depiction of Titanic’s final moments, as the ship sinks and passengers watch from a lifeboat

Titanic When did it sink & how long did it take?

Newspaper boy with news of the Titanic disaster, 14 April 1912

Titanic What happened after the sinking?

Passengers on first class deck of the 'TItanic'. Advertising poster, 1911-1912. (Photo by Roger Viollet via Getty Images)

Quiz How much do you know about Titanic?

Famous Edwardians

A graphic of a detective looking through a magnifying glass at an old fountain pen with a skull on the nib.

The rise of the poison pen: 6 cases of anonymous hate mail in Britain

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General Early Modern

How a proto-Indiana Jones rediscovered the Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu

This illustration from a Women’s Social and Political Union poster condemns the force-feeding of suffragettes in 1910. Many women were subjected to this brutal procedure between 1909 and August 1914. (Museum of London)

Cat and mouse Force feeding the suffragettes

Nell Darby's historical cold cases The Money Murders

Quiz How well do you know the Edwardian era?

Opinion Why the Edwardian era remains relevant today