What are dates of all the English Eras (ex:Elizabethan, Victorian, Edwardian) and what are we in now?

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I know some are literary, such as Restoration, and some are art, like Baroque, but does every monarch have an associated time period? I have searched the internet, but I really don't know what to look for so I get way too much information.

Answer 1

No, every monarch isn't associated (or named after) a time period. It's usually the more notable ones that receive this high honor. Usually during their reign there is great peace or advances in science, art, and learning. Basically, alot of important things happened in this period of time like the Pax Romana or the Renaissance. The eras you've listed are just associated with a great leader.

Elizabethan era
1558–1603
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_Age

Victorian era
1837-1901
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era

Edwardian period
1901-1910
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_period

Answer 2

The term Baroque refers to more than art, but does not particularly pertain to England specifically, but a period of European history. The Restoration is also not a literary term, but rather a brief period in the late 1600s in England after the civil war and the overthrow of King James. The English eras you mentioned relate directly to the monarchs in power at the time. So the Elizabethan era would be roughly mid 1500s to 1600. The Victorian era is roughly mid 1800s to 1900 and the Edwardian era begins immediately after that. There isn't a term for our modern era because periods of history are named long after the fact. Nobody in the 16 and 1700s walked around saying they were in the Age of Enlightenment. I suggest going to the library and taking out a book on either British history in general or specifically the monarchs of Britain if you're really interested.

Answer 3

Victorian Era Dates

Answer 4

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What are dates of all the English Eras (ex:Elizabethan, Victorian, Edwardian) and what are we in now?
I know some are literary, such as Restoration, and some are art, like Baroque, but does every monarch have an associated time period? I have searched the internet, but I really don't know what to look for so I get way too much information.

Answer 5

There is no standard list of names which cover every period, and not every monarch has an era named for them. The Georgian era refers to the reign of Kings George I-III from 1714, but one also refers to the Regency, which covered the last ten years of George III's reign (1810-1820). People also speak of Jacobean era for the reign of James I. British history can be divided into periods by the royal houses, but some such as 'Tudors' and 'Stuarts' are more widely used than others, and since 1910 no such nicknames for the time have been used, other than 'interwar' or 'postwar' which refer to international rather than domestic politics.

Some romantic optimists tried to dub this the 'Second Elizabethan era' in 1952, but it did not catch on, especially as Suez just a few years later showed this would not be a new golden age for Britain.

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Answer 7

I think the ages you mention were the monarchs of England. That I know of, the "named ages" are no more. Elizabethan was Tudor England, circa 1500's. Edwardian I think was 1800's. Victorian, late 1800's, early 1900's. Restoration was Charles II, circa 1600's. Not sure about Baroque.

Answer 8

A lot of good information already given and correctly stated that not every Monarch has a period of history named after them. Following on from the Post was era, we had the Swinging Sixties in the 1960's, Thatcherite years from 1979 to early 90's and we are supposed to be in the "Noughties" now! Just hope that Prince Charles is never King.... cause then we all end up as Charlies!

Answer 9

In 1649 Charles 1 was executed by the Roundheads led by Cromwell. England became a Commonwealth until 1660 when Charles 2 was invited back. This act is referred to as the Restoration.

Answer 10

This current area will be named after the fact. Of course with her name being Elizabeth, I'm not sure what it'll be named.