Edwardian era
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The Edwardian era was a period of British history from 1901 to 1910 marked by relative peace, social elegance, and the transition from Victorian traditions to modern 20th-century culture.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwardian literature | 3 |
| Edwardian England | 1 |
| Edwardian and post-Edwardian literature | 1 |
| Edwardian drama | 1 |
| Edwardian era Britain | 1 |
| Edwardian era culture | 1 |
| Edwardian monarchy | 1 |
| Edwardian period | 1 |
| Edwardian society | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era of British history
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| capital |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| characterizedBy |
expansion of the British middle class
ⓘ
growth of mass entertainment ⓘ height of the British Empire ⓘ high society leisure culture ⓘ increasing political reform movements ⓘ relative peace ⓘ social elegance ⓘ technological progress ⓘ transition from Victorian traditions to modern culture ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalAspect |
early aviation interest
ⓘ
growth of musical comedy and theatre ⓘ popularity of seaside holidays ⓘ rise of the motor car ⓘ |
| culturalStyle |
Art Nouveau influence in Britain
ⓘ
Edwardian architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Edwardian Baroque architecture
Edwardian architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Edwardian fashion
|
| economicCondition | relative prosperity for upper and middle classes ⓘ |
| endCause |
death of Edward VII
ⓘ
onset of pre-war tensions in Europe ⓘ |
| endYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| followedBy | World War I era ⓘ |
| follows | Victorian era ⓘ |
| governmentType | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| literaryContext | late Victorian and early modernist literature ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
1902 Education Act
ⓘ
Liberal Government (1905–1915) ⓘ
surface form:
1906 Liberal landslide election
Boer War aftermath ⓘ Entente Cordiale ⓘ People's Budget of 1909 ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ constitutional crisis of 1909–1911 ⓘ development of the Dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| majorMovement |
New Liberalism
ⓘ
surface form:
New Liberalism in British politics
suffragette movement ⓘ |
| monarch | Edward VII ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward VII ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Arnold Bennett
ⓘ
E. M. Forster ⓘ Herbert George Wells ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells
J. M. Barrie ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th century
ⓘ
modern history of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | late Victorian period ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfFiction |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
The Forsyte Saga ⓘ |
| socialIssue |
class inequality
ⓘ
labor unrest ⓘ women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| startYear | 1901 ⓘ |
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.