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The Edwardian era or Edwardian period in the United Kingdom is the period covering the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes extended beyond Edward’s death to include years leading up to World War I.
The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 and the succession of her son Edward marked the end of the Victorian era. While Victoria had shunned society, Edward was the leader of a fashionable elite that set a style influenced by the art and fashions of Continental Europe—perhaps because of the King’s fondness for travel. The era was marked by significant shifts in politics as sections of society that had been largely excluded from wielding power in the past, such as common laborers and women, became increasingly politicized.
The Edwardian period is frequently extended beyond Edward’s death in 1910 to include the years up to the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, the start of World War I in 1914, the end of hostilities with Germany in 1918, or the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. [1]
Includes 1900s information from outside of the UK as well.
Names
British Baby Names - 7 Ways To Create An Edwardian Baby Name
NameBerry - British Baby Names: The Edwardian Era
British Baby Names - Top 200 Most Popular Names in England and Wales in 1900
British Baby Names - The Top 100 Names in England and Wales in 1904
British Baby Names - Top 100 names in Scotland in 1900
Wikipedia - List of the Most Popular Names in the 1900s in the United States
Social Security Association - Top Names of the 1900s
Society & Life
History Today - Edwardian Era
Explore 20th Century London - 1900-1909
Edwardian Promenade - The Edward Era
Wikipedia - History of London (1900-39)
Yale University Press - London 1900
British Library - 1900s
Fashion Era - Edwardian Society
PBS - Manor House - Edwardian Life
PBS - Edwardian Life: A Typical Day in the House
Edwardian Promenade - Ten Scenes of Day to Day Life in the Edwardian Era
Explore 20th Century London - Home & Family
PBS - Edwardian Life: Sex and Marriage
The Huffington Post - Sex In The Downton Abbey Era
Edwardian Promenade - Etiquette
PBS - Edwardian Life: Advice for and Edwardian Lady
Explore 20th Century London - Women 1900-1950
Toronto Star - How real is Downton Abbey? A study of the real downstairs
WETA - Real Life History of Downton Abbey Season 3
Daily Express - The Real Life in Downton Abbey: The True Story of Servants
The Telegraph - It wasn’t like Downton Abbey! The secret life of a servant
The Huffington Post - Ask A Historian: How Accurate Is Downton Abbey?
The Telegraph - Downton Abbey: Historical Inaccuracies and Mistakes Plaguing ITV Show
Los Angeles Times - Downton Abbey: 10 Facts About the Show’s Real Castle
BBC NEWS - 10 Dangerous Things in Victorian/Edwardian Homes
Explore 20th Century London - Children
BuzzFeed - 16 Edwardian Color Photos That Will Make You Feel Like A Time Traveler
BBC - Everyday Life in the 20th Century
The People History - What Happened from 1900 to 1909 including Events, Technology and Inventions
Library of Congress - Women Suffrage in the Progressive Era
Discovery Education - 1900s: Women of the Century
EyeWitness to History - City Life at the turn of the 20th Century
University of Houston - The United States in 1900
East Carolina University - Life in Southern Mill Villages. 1900
Australian Geographic - Images of Australia: Early 1900s
Daily Mail Online - Inside America’s Downton Abbey: Life ‘downstairs’ in 1900s coal magnate’s Rhode Island mansion is revealed in fascinating collection of photos and documents
Business Insider - Amazing Pictures of Washington D.C. In The Early 1900s
Museum Victoria - Life Onboard, 1900s-20s
History Today - Paris, 1900-1950
Australian Children’s Television Foundation - Australia in the 1900s
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - The Progressive Era to the New Era, 1900-1929
Examiner - Life in the Early 1900s: Chicago Historic Living
The Denver Post - Color Photography from Russia in the Early 1900’s
University of Missouri Press - African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950
About.com - African American Women in the 20th Century: 1900-1949
New York Public Library - Harlem 1900-1940
Commerce
PBS - Edwardian Life: Servants’ Wages
Edwardian Promenade - Edwardian Economics
University of Missouri - Prices and Wages, 1900-1909
The Economist - Inflation since 1900: The Price of Age
Morris County (NJ) Library - Morris County NJ Historic Prices, 1900-2000
University of Pennsylvania - Educational Costs, 1900-1909
Entertainment & Food
PBS - Edwardian Life: Food
British Library - 1900s Food
Explore 20th Century London - Eating In 1900-1950
PBS - Edwardian Life: Servants’ Mealtime
PBS - Edwardian Life: Family Mealtimes
Explore 20th Century London - Eating Out 1900-1950
BuzzFeed - How To Throw A Historical Accurate Downton Abbey Dinner Party
The Huffington Post - The Food of Downton Abbey
The Boston Globe - Dessert Recipes from the Early 1900s
Livestrong.com - The Typical American Family Diet in the 1908
Vintage Food Advertisements of the 1900s
Vintage Candy Advertisements of the 1900s
Vintage Drinks Advertisements of the 1900s
Vintage Alcohol Advertisements of the 1900s
PBS - Edwardian Life: Leisure Time
Explore 20th Century London - Leisure
Explore 20th Century London - Toys and Games
Vintage Toy Advertisements of the 1910s
The National Museums and Galleries of Wales - British Art Around 1900: Looking to France
Wikipedia - List of British Artists
BBC - English Ballroom Dancing in the 1900s (Video)
Edwardian Promenade - Dance
Edwardian Promenade - Music
Vintage Music Advertisements of the 1900s
Vintage Movies, Theater and Entertainment Ads of the 1900s
Vintage Books, Magazines and Newspaper Ads of the 1900s
University of California, Berkeley - The Books of the Century, 1900-1909
Wikipedia - 1900s Books
Wikipedia - 1900 in Literature
Internet Movie Database - Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1900
Wikipedia - 1900 in Music
Wikipedia - 1900s in Film
Wikipedia - 1900s in Games
Hygiene, Health & Medicine
Explore 20th Century London - Medicine 1900-1948
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain - How did people treat illness in the early 20th century? (PDF)
Science Museum, London - Polio and TB: Diseases causing Disability in Britain in the 1900s
PBS - A Science Odyssey: Then+Now: Medicine and Health
University College Hospital - Timeline 1900 - 1999
University of California, Berkeley - Life Expectancy in the USA, 1900-98
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Control of Infectious Diseases
Vintage Medicine Ads of the 1900s
City University of New York - Milestones for Health in America, 1900s
Mental Floss - 9 Terrifying Medical Treatments from 1900 and Their Safer Modern Versions
Smithsonian - What’s in Century Old ‘Snake Oil’ Medicines? Mercury and Lead
Daily Mail Online - Casualty 1907: What a Visit to a Hospital Held in Store for Patients a Hundred Years Ago
Edwardian Promenade - Downton Abbey: Nursing & Military Hospitals on the Home Front
PBS - The 1900 House: The Bathroom & Bathing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing - History Timeline: 1900 to 1929
College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia - 100 Years of Nurse Regulation 1912 - 2012
Sentara Healthcare - History: Early 1900s
Mental Floss - 9 Unfamiliar Things You’d See in a Hospital in 1900
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - 1900s
Fashion
PBS - Edwardian Life: Dressing Up
Daily Mail Online - Edwardian street style: Astonishing amateur images which capture the fashion of women in London and Paris over a century ago
Edwardian Promenade - Dressing the Edwardian Man
Victoriana - Edwardian Clothing: Fashion 1900
Central Washington University - Edwardian Costume
Explore 20th Century London - London Fashion Designers 1900-1950
Victoria and Albert Museum - Dating Clothes & Photographs from the 1900s
BBC - Clothes in the Early 1900s
Wikipedia - 1900s in Fashion
Fashion Era - Children in the 20th Century: 1900-1910 Edwardian Fashion
University of Vermont - Women’s Clothing: 1900s
Edwardian Promenade - The Chemistry of Beauty
Glamourdaze - 1900s Makeup
Glamourdaze - Edwardian Guide to Makeup and Hairstyles
Glamourdaze - Edwardian Fashion: The Gibson Girl
Glamourdaze - Easy Edwardian Hairstyles on 10 Minutes
Fashion Era - Hairstyles in Fashion History, 1900-1920
Vintage Clothes & Fashion Ads of the 1900s
Vintage Jewelry and Watches Ads of the 1910s
Vintage Beauty and Hygiene Ads of the 1900s
Vintage Perfume Ads of the 1910s
Dialogue
Edwardian Promenade - A Glossary of Slang
alphaDictionary - A Historical Dictionary of American Slang, 1900s
Academia.edu - American Slang: The 20th Century
Justice & Crimes
History Today - Crime in 20th Century Britain
History Today - Naming and Shaming in late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain
Islington London Borough Council - Crime and Punishment in Islington (PDF)
Daily Mail Online - The Female Thieves of North Shields: Haunting Mugshots of Edwardian Criminals Show Darker Side of Britain’s Past
Daily Mail Online - Edwardian Inebriates Act of 1898 ASBO Mugshots
Wikipedia - History of the Metropolitan Police Service, 1900-present
Los Angeles Police Department - The LAPD: 1900-1925
Anaheim Police Department - History: 1900s
Trenton Police Museum - 1900-1919
Wikipedia - Major Crimes in the United Kingdom, 1900s-1930s
National Center for Biotechnology Information - Police Service in Victorian and Edwardian London
La Crosse - The History of the La Crosse Police Department
1900 - 1930
Richmond Police Department - History: 1900 - 1999
Wikipedia - 1900s Crimes