Photo of an Edwardian family on sand dunes

Edwardian

Vintage black-and-white studio portrait of a seated aristocrat wearing an ornate theatrical costume with a winged headdress

Edwardian

Is Madfabulous based on a true story? The real history of ‘Dancing Marquess’ Henry Cyril Paget

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sit together in an open carriage, smiling and waving to crowds following their wedding at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Harry wears military uniform, while Meghan wears a white wedding dress and veil.

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From Nell Gwyn to Meghan Markle: 9 romances between actors and royals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John Singer Sargent and his scandalous portrait of 'Madame X'.

Edwardian

John Singer Sargent and the scandalous Madame X portrait that set the Gilded Age alight

Treasures floating in the waves

Edwardian

Which treasures were lost when Titanic sank, and what did some survivors smuggle onto lifeboats?

Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst

Edwardian

Your guide to the Pankhursts, the pioneering family who fought for Votes for Women

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Anxieties of the Edwardian age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration shows force-feeding of suffragettes

Edwardian

What was the Cat and Mouse Act? The reason why suffragettes were force-fed

Polish-born chemist Marie Curie

First World War

Marie Curie: a guide to the scientist's life, achievements and legacy

Portrait of King Edward VII

Edwardian

King Edward VII’s love chairHow did Dirty Bertie’s siège d’amour actually work?

Suffragettes armed with materials to chain themselves to railings

Victorian

Suffragettes history facts: 10 things you might not know about the Votes for Women campaigners

Suffragette Annie Kenney

Edwardian

8 famous suffragettes and votes for women campaigners

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Deeds not words | 1. Battlelines are drawn. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emily Davison, photographed a few days before she was fatally injured after stepping in front of the king's horse during the Derby

Edwardian

Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king's horse

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The real Lady Whistledown & the golden age of gossip. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video podcastPeking to Paris: the world’s first great motor race. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A graphic of a detective looking through a magnifying glass at an old fountain pen with a skull on the nib.

20th Century

The rise of the poison pen: 6 cases of anonymous hate mail in Britain

Photo of Hiram Bingham

General Early Modern

How a proto-Indiana Jones rediscovered the Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu

Mary Sophia Money's brother, Robert Henry Money, is believed to have been the murderer 'Robert Hicks Murray'

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Nell Darby's historical cold casesThe Money Murders. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image showing the Edwardians

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QuizHow well do you know the Edwardian era?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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OpinionWhy the Edwardian era remains relevant today. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Edwardian family seated at a dinner table

Edwardian

What was life like for women in Edwardian Britain?

Edward Tull-Warnock, who qualified as one of the first black dentists in Britain

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The forgotten contributions of black Edwardians in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of art critic Clive Bell, all of whom were members of the Bloomsbury Group.

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Famous EdwardiansFrom Beatrix Potter to Captain Robert F Scott. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Edward VII in his coronation robes.

Edwardian

Edward VIIA guide to the king who ruled over the Edwardian age

Lawn tennis was a popular activity amongst the upper classes in the Edwardian period.

Edwardian

Daily life in the Edwardian era: from hobbies to gadgets

A composite image showing the Edwardians

Edwardian

The Edwardian era: a history guide and timeline of Britain in the reign of Edward VII

Soldiers drafted in to work during a coal porters’ strike in London, shovelling coal

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The Great Unrest: what caused the industrial action of 1911–14?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Douglas Mawson

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Douglas Mawson: a tale of tragedy and survival in the Antarctic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Historical recipeRoly-poly pudding. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ellis Island: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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