23 - 29 June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
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Alwyn Turner reconsiders the Edwardian era as a time of profound change, not just a golden twilight of empire. As Britain’s ruling classes basked in wealth, the country was shifting – women’s suffrage, the labour movement, Irish unrest, and political scandals reshaped society. Through music halls, male beauty contests, the real Peaky Blinders, and the 1908 Olympics, Turner brings this turbulent period to life. Richly detailed and entertaining, his fascinating social history reveals that while the Victorian age had ended, modern Britain was only just beginning.
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