THE EDWARDIAN AGE Queen Victoria died in 1901

THE EDWARDIAN AGE Queen Victoria died in. . 1901. Edward, She was succeeded by her son. . . . who became king as Edward VII. He took the Germanic surname Saxe-Coburg-Gotha from his ……………. father. He reigned until his death in. . 1910.

He restored energy to the monarchy, which had been rather gloomy since his father’s death. He paved the way for the ……………. . Entente Cordiale. He was the first British monarch to visit …………. Russia. An agreement reached by France and Britain in 1904 which ……………………… settled outstanding colonial disputes. He founded the ……………. . . . Order of Merit to reward those who distinguished themselves in ………………. . . science, art ………………… and literature.

In 1906 the. . . . Liberals won the general election. They took the first steps towards the creation of a. . . . welfare state with the introduction of. . . . . national insurance and old-age pensions. Despite these important measures, the Edwardian age was also a period of. . . social unrest. There were strikes violent. . . because of high prices and low wages. Some women. . . . . fought for the right to vote. They were called Suffragettes. . . . .

THE SUFFRAGETTES They were mainly educated ladies who wanted women to have the right to vote. They started to attract attention when Emmeline Pankurst founded the Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903. They demanded public attention for their cause.

THE SUFFRAGETTES They demanded public attention for their cause. HOW? In different ways. They organised marches. They interrupted political meetings. They broke windows. They chained themselves to railings. They burnt churches. They insulted policemen. In 1913 one suffragette, Emily Davison, died at a famous horse-race as she rushed out to bring down the king's horse. Many suffragettes were arrested and in prison they went on hunger strikes.

THE SUFFRAGETTES World ……… War I proved to be the turning point for the campaign. When the First World War broke out in 1914, the Suffragettes stopped their campaign of civil disobedience and supported the government and its war effort in every way. As men went to war, women proved indispensable in the fields and factories. THEREFORE At the end of the war, in 1918, the government granted the right to vote to women over 30. It was only in 1928 that men and women were put on an equal position, when the franchise was extended to include women over 21.

Edward VII died in. . . 1910. George, He was succeeded by his son. . . George V. who became …………… He became the first monarch of Windsor , which he the House of ………… renamed from the House of Saxe -Coburg-Gotha as a result of anti -German feeling. He was a popular king for his informality and straightforward character. 1936. He reigned until his death in. .

He carried out his royal responsibility with exemplary dedication. In 1914 the First World War ……………. . broke out. He played a conciliatory role in. . . The General Strike of 1926. He made several visits to troops and to hospitals. Home Rule for Ireland.

HOME RULE for IRELAND Home Rule is the right of the people to control their own affairs. Support for Home Rule for Ireland had grown in the late 19 th century. HOWEVER Unionists in the North and by It was opposed by the …………… Conservative Party. the …………

HOME RULE for IRELAND In 1916 there was a rebellion in Dublin (called the ………………), Easter Rising which led to a war of independence. In 1922 The Irish Free State (later to become the Republic of Ireland) was established, while Northern Ireland remained in the United Kingdom.