The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

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In 1911 Edith Holden, at the age of thirty-nine, married Ernest Smith, a sculptor, seven years her junior. After 1897, they were increasingly linked together by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) led by Millicent Fawcett. The era also saw Liverpool (1900–01, 1905–06), Newcastle United (1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09) and Manchester United (1907–08) winning their first league titles. Michael Childs argues that the younger generation had reason to prefer Labour over Liberal political styles.

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Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. She seems to have had the means and leisure to pass her days in this quiet, observant way, and to record her observations in this diary, through her eyes (although she says little of her own life).

Conservative support weakened among the top tier of the working-class and lower middle-class, and there was dissatisfaction among intellectuals. She was truly a treasure and I am so glad her diary was published for today's hectic, whirlwind existence. In the first years of the twentieth century, the Conservative government, with Arthur Balfour as Prime Minister, had numerous successes in foreign policy, defence, and education, as well as solutions for the issues of alcohol licensing and land ownership for the tenant farmers of Ireland. The period between 1900 and 1910 which is also referred to as the Edwardian times saw the reign of an open minded monarch Edward VII who brought about many significant effects in the Edwardian era.

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Her father, Arthur, moved to Birmingham after the death of his father; he held ‘Liberal, even Radical’ views, and the directors of the company he worked for, and took over, were ‘known for their socialist ideals’. I understand you will use my personal data to improve services and send me marketing communications. This costume requires a long-sleeved black or grey shirt, black or grey pants, a black button-up vest, a black or red tie, a hat, and black shoes. I had thought to stretch this book out over the full year but ended up going on and finishing it early just because it was so lovely.This is a pleasant snapshot of a year, 1906, and the observations of a naturalist, Edith Holden, as she records the days from January to December, along with her walks in the countryside -- Olton, Warwickshire, which apparently was still rural then. First-hand accounts of this historic moment relate to how wardrobe had to come up with a floral addition to Adele's dress to conceal the décolletage — how times have changed!

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady: Edith Holden

Indeed, Taylor addresses this in her epilogue: ‘Despite the widespread posthumous fame, the real Edith Holden has remained elusive. The Holdens held regular Spiritualist seances at home in Olton, with the intention of communicating with the spirit of their deceased wife and mother.Historian Lawrence James has argued that the leaders felt increasingly threatened by rival powers such as Germany, Russia, and the United States. The upper classes embraced leisure sports, which resulted in rapid developments in fashion, as more mobile and flexible clothing styles were needed.