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It is the period in which Greek and Roman society flourished and wielded great influence throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Post-classical history – Period of time that immediately followed ancient history. Depending on the continent, the era generally falls between the years AD 200–600 and AD 1200–1500.
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Tudor period. Elizabethan era; English Renaissance; Stuart period. English Civil War; Commonwealth; Protectorate; Restoration; Glorious Revolution; Georgian era. Regency era; Victorian era; Edwardian era; First World War; Interwar period; Second World War; Postwar Britain. Social history; Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
By the end of the Edwardian era, the hat grew bigger in size, a trend that would continue in the 1910s. The Edwardians developed new styles in clothing design. [84] The Edwardian Era saw a decrease in the trend for voluminous, heavy skirts: [85] The two-piece dress came into vogue. At the start of the decade, skirts were trumpet-shaped.
The era was preceded by the Regency era and succeeded by the Edwardian period. Victoria became queen in 1837 at age 18. Her long reign saw Britain reach the zenith of its economic and political power, with the introduction of steam ships, railways, photography and the telegraph. Britain again remained mostly inactive in Continental politics.
The Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period spanning the reign of King Edward VII up to the end of the First World War, including the years surrounding the sinking of the RMS Titanic. In the early years of the period, the Second Boer War in South Africa split the country into anti- and pro-war factions.