Alwyn Turner

'The very best sort of panoramic portrait' David Kynaston 'The Edwardians have long been the lost decade of British history, yet they are that history at its climax. Alwyn Turner sets the record straight, bringing its characters, strains and stresses brilliantly to life.' Simon Jenkins When Queen Victoria died in 1901, it marked the end of an era. Many later...

After the calamity of the Great War, there was a desire in Britain for escapist fun—the lights of the Jazz Age, radio comedies, and the pictures were a welcome respite from the grim reality of the Great Depression. Yet the storm clouds were gathering, and Britain between the wars was a turbulent, restless place—where the foundations of the modern nation...