People say you should never judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to your home, first impressions matter. Not only can your home’s style help tell your space’s unique story, but it can also ...
This article explores the role of the book inscription as an important rite of property in Edwardian Britain (1901–1914). In particular, it uses a multimodal ethnohistorical approach to examine the ...
The death of Queen Victoria in 1901 quickly ended the world’s interest in Victorian-style architecture. Her son, King Edward VII, succeeded the queen and advocated for elite high fashion and design ...
Step right into the twilight glow wedged in between Victorian restraint and also that roaring ’20s liberation. The Edwardian Era (1901-1910) was a time when corsets loosened, motorcars chugged along, ...
The Victorian era lasted a whopping 63 years, from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled over Great Britain and Ireland. It was an age of steam trains, gas lamps, and letters that took days to ...
THE reign of Edward VII was hardly long enough to make an epoch, and ‘Edwardian’ will never have the rich and varied content of that useful epithet ‘ Victorian.’ The real break, the date that makes an ...
Christmas giving and customs during the English Edwardian Era: •Christmas presents were often homemade items such embroidered handkerchiefs, peppermints and sugared almonds that were wrapped in ...
In Mark Day’s amazing short video of San Francisco’s recent Edwardian Ball, it’s hard to decide what’s more astonishing: the cosplay or the incredible stage performances. It’s like the gothic ...
Just like the changing fashions, things don’t stay the same for long at the Vigo County History Museum. The Victorian Women’s Fashion exhibit is now closed to make way for an upcoming display of ...