Life After Victoria 1900-1909

"In the first of the Decade Series, bestselling author Alison Maloney investigates the events of 1900-09 and the end of the Victorian era. Each year is divided into accessible sections covering politics and royalty, historical events and social change, entertainment and the arts, and sport and science. The death of Queen Victoria led to the Edwardian Age, an era of hope and social change. During this period, there were great expectations that Edward VII's reign would bring progress and a new vision but there was also a fear of the future as most people had never known another monarch. The Boer War was still raging, illnesses still had to be conquered but the world was becoming a smaller place with improved transportation and radio signals linking up the Continents. Authors such as Arthur Conan-Doyle and Beatrix Potter were delighting their audiences for the first time, Winston Churchill entered politics, the Art Nouveau style was just starting and the London Olympics saw Britain top the medal league." "1900-09 is one of the most significant periods in British history as it shows the emerging relationships between some of the key characters in the First World War and the change from the austerity of Victoria's reign to the Edwardian era with its new attitudes and inventions. This exciting decade is captured with period images."--BOOK JACKET.