Edwardians

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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

An Edwardian family seated at a dinner table

What was life like for women in Edwardian Britain?

Edward Tull-Warnock, who qualified as one of the first black dentists in Britain

The forgotten contributions of black Edwardians in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Famous EdwardiansFrom Beatrix Potter to Captain Robert F Scott. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Edward VII in his coronation robes.

Edward VIIA guide to the king who ruled over the Edwardian age

Lawn tennis was a popular activity amongst the upper classes in the Edwardian period.

Daily life in the Edwardian era: from hobbies to gadgets

Nancy Astor campaigning

How the battle for female suffrage in Britain was won. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Soldiers drafted in to work during a coal porters’ strike in London, shovelling coal

The Great Unrest: what caused the industrial action of 1911–14?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Edwardians: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The upstairs/downstairs world of Downton Abbey: how true to life is it?

The fight for women's suffrage

Suffragettes armed with materials to chain themselves to railings

Suffragettes history facts: 10 things you might not know about the Votes for Women campaigners

A suffragette march

The Suffragettes: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nancy Astor campaigning

How the battle for female suffrage in Britain was won. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Were the suffragettes terrorists?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

TitanicWhen did it sink & how long did it take?

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

TitanicWhat happened after the sinking?

QuizHow much do you know about Titanic?

Famous Edwardians

Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst

Your guide to the Pankhursts, the pioneering family who fought for Votes for Women

Anxieties of the Edwardian age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration shows force-feeding of suffragettes

What was the Cat and Mouse Act? The reason why suffragettes were force-fed

Polish-born chemist Marie Curie

First World War

Marie Curie: a guide to the scientist's life, achievements and legacy

Portrait of King Edward VII

King Edward VII’s love chairHow did Dirty Bertie’s siège d’amour actually work?

Suffragette Annie Kenney

8 famous suffragettes and votes for women campaigners