Edwardian period

The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period 1901 to 1910, the reign of King Edward VII. It is sometimes extended to include the period to the end of World War I in 1918.

Perhaps because of the King's fondness for travel, the period was marked by an enthusiasm for the art and fashions of continental Europe.

A Selection of Significant Events

• 1901: First exhibition by Pablo Picasso.
• 1902: End of Boer War in South Africa.
• 1903: Orville Wright's first flight in a petrol-engined plane.
• 1904: Olympic Games held in St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1905: Albert Einstein publishes paper on special relativity.
• 1906: San Francisco earthquake.
• 1907: Rudyard Kipling wins Nobel prize for literature.
• 1908: Olympic Games held in London.
• 1909: Louis Bleriot crosses English Channel by air.
• 1910: Creation of Union of South Africa.
• 1911: Republic of China founded.
• 1912: Sinking of the Titanic.
• 1913: Niels Bohr publishes atomic theory.
• 1914: Start of World War I.
• 1915: Failed British invasion of Gallipoli.
• 1916: Battle of the Somme.
• 1917: United States enters World War I.
• 1918: End of World War I. Influenza pandemic.