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Edwardian

Period of British history associated with the reign of King Edward VII (1901-1910). The period is characterised by its own unique architectural style, fashion and way of life, partly influenced by... read more

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Tabloid intrusion into the lives of the famous via the photo lens was a feature of Edwardian, as well as contemporary, Britain, as Nicholas Hiley here intriguingly reveals.

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Edward Pearce compares the careers of two giants of Fleet Street, A.G. Gardiner and J.L. Garvin.

Andy Croll on how publishing anti-social behaviour is a trick we have copied from the Victorians.

Raphael Mokades - the winner of the 1996 Julia Wood Award - argues that military failure in the Boer War transformed political attitudes in Edwardian Britain.

Jeffrey Green describes the impact of a troupe of six 'dwarf savages' and what it reveals about social and racial attitudes of the time.

Tabloid intrusion into the lives of the famous via the photo lens was a feature of Edwardian, as well as contemporary, Britain, as Nicholas Hiley here intriguingly reveals.

Jack-of-all-trades and master of a period of English history which he both lived through and epitomised.

It may have lacked the newsworthy drama of the earlier acts, but the Reform legislation of 1884-85 wrought 'great organic changes in the British constitution', writes Paul Adelman.

Keith Robbins begins our special feature on Edwardian Britain, considering the plurality of the Edwardian church, its relations with the state, and its responses to social change.

An introduction to this month's special feature on Edwardian Britain, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Historical Association.


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