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Edwardian era

Edwardian era
King Edward VII, after whom the Edwardian period is named.
NameEdwardian period
CaptionKing Edward VII, after whom the Edwardian period is named.
Start1901
End1910
BeforeVictorian era
AfterWorld War I
MonarchKing Edward VII

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The Edwardian era or Edwardian period in the United Kingdom is the period covering the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910.

The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 and the succession of her son Edward marked the end of the Victorian era. While Victoria had shunned society, Edward was part of a fashionable elite that set a style influenced by the art and fashions of Continental Europe-perhaps because of the King's fondness for travel. The era had significant shifts in politics as sections of society that had been largely excluded from wielding power in the past, such as common labourers and women, became increasingly politicised.

The Edwardian period is sometimes extended beyond Edward's death in 1910 to include the years up to the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, the start of World War I in 1914, the end of hostilities with Germany in 1918, or the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.


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