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THE EDWARDIANS
By Ray Matterslay
Contrast between the two ages was dramatic. After the earnestness and somberness of the later Victorian era and the Edwardian years, though brief, were light hearted, reflecting the character of the new king, Edward VII. He was 60 before he succeeded his mother and was ill prepared for the task as he was not groomed, for the role, the court too could not bring themselves, to contemplate Victoria’s death. This was a time of achievement. Man took to the air, motor cars became a common sight, great politicians evolved, novelists, artists, and musicians shone. The author has consulted unpublished diaries, and letters, in order to create this lively master piece of a very special period in Britain’s history.
By Ray Matterslay
Contrast between the two ages was dramatic. After the earnestness and somberness of the later Victorian era and the Edwardian years, though brief, were light hearted, reflecting the character of the new king, Edward VII. He was 60 before he succeeded his mother and was ill prepared for the task as he was not groomed, for the role, the court too could not bring themselves, to contemplate Victoria’s death. This was a time of achievement. Man took to the air, motor cars became a common sight, great politicians evolved, novelists, artists, and musicians shone. The author has consulted unpublished diaries, and letters, in order to create this lively master piece of a very special period in Britain’s history.
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