England in the 20th Century The Modern Period England in the 20th Century

Royalty 1901 Queen Victoria dies and her son Edward VII becomes king and rules until 1910 Longest heir apparent

King George V George Frederick Ernest Albert ruled from 1910 until 1936

Edward VIII Ruled 352 days in 1936 Abdicated to marry a divorced American

George VI Ruled 1936 when his brother abdicated until his death in 1952

Queen Elizabeth II Has ruled since 1952 when her father died

Three thought changers Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx

A Time of War Great War 1914-1918 Russian Revolution 1917

World at War Again England at war 1939-1945

Leaders of War Hitler and Mussolini

Art & Literature of the Modern Period Picasso, Conrad, Matisse, Joyce and Lawrence

Late 20th Century Music, space travel, colonial freedom