Simon Heffer

The Edwardian era was not such a golden summer

Edward VII’s reign is generally seen as a bright interlude between Victorian primness and the Great War – but there was considerable unrest on many fronts

Royal Ascot, 1910, after the death of Edward VII. [Bridgeman Images]

  • The King is Dead, Long Live the King: Majesty, Mourning and Modernity in Edwardian England

    Martin Williams

    Hodder, pp. 304, £25

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