Concetti Chiave
- Edward VII modernized the monarchy and reinvigorated the royal court, redecorating Buckingham Palace and hosting grand events.
- In foreign policy, the entente cordiale of 1904 allowed Britain to focus on Egypt, while France concentrated on Morocco, solidifying alliances with France and Russia.
- The Edwardian Age mirrored Victorian social structures, maintaining clear class distinctions and wealth inequalities, with widespread poverty persisting.
- The Liberal Party split into traditionalists and New Liberals, the latter advocating for government responsibility towards the poor, introducing welfare reforms.
- The suffragettes, led by the WSPU, campaigned aggressively for women's voting rights, employing tactics like marches and civil disobedience.
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L'inizio dell'età edoardiana
When Queen Victoria died in 1901, her son became king as Edward VII; his reign was short, but he gave his name to an age and culture: the Edwardian Age.
He modernized the monarchy and brought new life and a sense of fun to the royal court.
He redecorated Buckingham Palace, where there were held also some balls.
Politica estera edoardiana
About foreign policy, Edward signed an agreement with France in 1904, the entente cordiale.
It established that Britain could pursue its interest in Egypt, and France in Morocco.
Britain was also allied with France and Russia, which have to give support to the British in case of a war against Germany, Austria or Italy.
Similitudini sociali edoardiane
Socially, there were many similarities between Edwardian and Victorian England.
Class distinctions were well defined and preserved; there were inequalities of wealth.
Also there were serious poverty and inability to provide food and clothing to all people.
Politically, the Liberals were divided into two groups: those who supported the traditional liberal values of laissez-faire and self-help, and those who supported New Liberalism.
The New Liberals believed that the Government had the responsibility to look after the poor; between the New Liberals there were David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill.
They made some laws: with the Children’s Charter, they helped children; the introduced the old age pension; they fixed the minimum wages and gave some benefits to workers, such as free medical treatment and sickness benefits.
Il movimento delle suffragette
Women wanted the right to vote, so was born a movement, the WSPU (Women’s Social and Political Union), also called the ‘suffragettes’; they held large marches in London, chained themselves to railings, broke windows, hit and spit at policemen.
Domande da interrogazione
- Quali furono i principali cambiamenti apportati da Edoardo VII durante il suo regno?
- Qual era l'obiettivo dell'entente cordiale firmata da Edoardo VII nel 1904?
- Quali erano le principali differenze politiche tra i Liberali tradizionali e i Nuovi Liberali durante l'età edoardiana?
Edoardo VII modernizzò la monarchia, portando nuova vita e un senso di divertimento alla corte reale, e ridisegnò Buckingham Palace, dove si tenevano anche dei balli.
L'entente cordiale stabiliva che la Gran Bretagna potesse perseguire i suoi interessi in Egitto, mentre la Francia in Marocco, e prevedeva un'alleanza con Francia e Russia per supportare la Gran Bretagna in caso di guerra contro Germania, Austria o Italia.
I Liberali tradizionali sostenevano i valori del laissez-faire e dell'auto-aiuto, mentre i Nuovi Liberali, tra cui David Lloyd George e Winston Churchill, credevano che il governo avesse la responsabilità di prendersi cura dei poveri, introducendo leggi come la Children's Charter e le pensioni di vecchiaia.
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