The Edwardian era saw the creation of mass leisure, the suffrage movement, and the beginnings of world war. Life in Edwardian Britain wasn't all fun and games. The Siege of Sydney Street, in East ...

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THIS book contains the latest of the well-known series of public lectures arranged by the History Department of King's College, London. “Edwardian England” may be said to include the first decade of ...

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The Age of Decadence: Britain 1880 to 1914. By Simon Heffer. Random House Books; 897 pages; £30. IN the late Victorian and early Edwardian period of 1880-1914, at least (see article), Britain had a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Outfits inspired by the first female astronaut's trip into space and "an ode to England" kicked off London Fashion Week on Friday as the British capital began its leg of the ...

And you thought Louis Menand’s “The Free World” was long! Simon Heffer’s “The Age of Decadence: A History of Britain, 1880-1914” clocks in at 897 printed pages with narrow margins. It’s a book that ...

This article supplements Fascism, a Slate Academy. To learn more and to enroll, visit Slate.com/Fascism. Excerpted from Hurrah for the Blackshirts!: Fascists and ...

On January 24 and 25 the Edwardian Ball returns for its twentieth anniversary. The two-day extravaganza, which takes place at The Regency Ballroom, promises to be a fusion and a celebration of art, ...

Last year, Tracy Chevalier made something of a splash with her novel “Girl With a Pearl Earring.” Set in 17th century Holland, it presented the world of the Dutch painter Vermeer from the vantage ...