a
time in twentieth-century British
history: the first decade of the century, when Edward
VII, the eldest son of Queen
Victoria, was
king. The
Edwardian period was known for elegance and luxury among the
rich and powerful in Britain, but also for
moral looseness and for a
general failure to prepare for some of the challenges of the twentieth centuryNparticularly
World War I, which
broke out four years after the
death of
King Edward.
—SHSBC Binder 4 Approved Glossary