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

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

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

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

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

6. Queen Elizabeth II
Has ruled since 1952 when her father died

7. Three thought changers
Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx

8. A Time of War
Great War
Russian Revolution 1917

9. World at War Again
England at war

10. Leaders of War
Hitler and Mussolini

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

13. Late 20th Century
Music, space travel, colonial freedom