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In the United Kingdom, the Edwardian era spanned the reign of King Edward VII from 1901 to 1910 and is sometimes extended to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era. Her son and successor, Edward VII, was already the leader of a fashionable elite that set a style influenced by the art and fashions of continental Europe. Samuel Hynes described the Edwardian era as a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live conspicuously, and the sun really never set on the British flag."[1] The Liberals returned to power in 1906 and made significant reforms. Below the upper class, the era was marked by significant shifts in politics among sections of society that had largely been excluded from power, such as labourers, servants, and the industrial working class. Women started to play more of a role in politics.[2] The Edwardian era was the last period of British history

Edwardian era - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Historical period in Britain from 1901 to 1910 Edwardian era 1901 – 1910 (1914) Victorian era First World War King Edward VII by Luke Fildes ( c. 1901 ) Monarchs Edward VII George V Leaders Lord Salisbury Arthur Balfour Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith English history Prehistoric Britain until c. 43 AD Roman Britain c. 43–410 Sub-Roman Britain 410– c. 7th century Anglo-Saxon c. 449–1066 Norman/Angevin 1066–1216 Plantagenet 1216–1485 Tudor 1485–1603 Elizabethan 1558–1603 Stuart 1603–1714 Jacobean 1603–1625

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