<P> The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history covers the brief reign of King Edward VII , 1901 to 1910 , and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long - term trends from the 1890s to the First World War . The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era . The new king 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 ' '' . 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 were largely excluded from wielding power in the past , such as common labourers . Women became increasingly politicised . </P>
<P> The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history covers the brief reign of King Edward VII , 1901 to 1910 , and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long - term trends from the 1890s to the First World War . The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era . The new king 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 ' '' . 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 were largely excluded from wielding power in the past , such as common labourers . Women became increasingly politicised . </P>
when did the edwardian era start and end
when did the edwardian era start and end
1901 to 1910
1901 to 1910