The king for whom the era is named, by one of the great biographers of the 20th century.

A great social history based on interviews of people who lived back then, covering, how they lived, worked and played.

The man who transformed the politics of the age and one of the great 'uncrowned prime ministers' of British history.

A great biography of the last prime minister of the era, a political master of the prewar political scene.

The issue which precipitated the great budget showdown; the first volume of Gilbert's biography of Lloyd George is another good source.

The great novel of Edwardian England and the social changes the nation was undergoing.

Galsworthy's classic is a chronicle of the lives of a family of the Edwardian upper-middle class.

Tressell's book reflects the growing resentment of many in the working class of the time, as well as the increasing appeal of socialism to them.

This is a classic about the political history near the end of the era; though dated, it still enlightens and is a great read.

Holton offers the best book on the politics of the suffrage movement.

A great program based around a recently rediscovered collection of footage taken of everyday life, from street scenes to big events.