THE EDWARDIAN ERA

The Edwardian Era is my favourite Era in English history.It was a time when the old crossed over into the new and "life" started to change into the modern world in which we live today. 

Photography was in its infant stage but we still have these amazing pictures of the old and the new, the horse and cart with the motor car (for example) in the one photograph.

These old, sepia photographs have opened the door to the Edwardian Era, helping us to understand the importance of this "part" of English history, and giving us "living" pictures of how people lived back then. 

The pictures of the dresses are exquisite, and yet, just as interesting is how these photographs showed the difference in how the "classes" lived, what they wore and where they worked.

Of course, these bigger differences between the poor and the rich are seen better in the Victorian Era and the photographs taken then.

Yet, when Queen Victoria died and her eldest son, Edward VII came to the throne, this is when we see life starting to change. It was such an exciting time of experiments and inventions, many of which is used in today's world.