Feb
09
The reigns of British Monarchs – Antique Periods
ByWhen talking about antiques, we often refer to something by the era defined by the reigning monarch. For Example – Georgian or Victorian. But when does that mean exactly? Lets take a look at when each monarch reigned to help place our antiques in time.
This starts with the Georgians as we see virtually no pre-Georgian antiques today.
Georgian:
1714-1727 George I
1727-1760 George II
1760-1820 George III
1820-1830 George IV
1830-1837 William IV
Victorian:
1837-1901 Queen Victoria
Edwardian:
1901-1910 Edward VII
20th Century:
1910- 1936 George V
1936 Edward VIII ( Jan to December)
1936 – 1952 George IV
1952- present Elizabeth II
2 Comments
February 10th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
George IV ruled from 1820-1830 (though he was regent to his father for quite a while).
Edward VII did rule from 1901-1910, but the king who ruled in 1936 (though he wasn’t crowned) was Edward VIII.
February 11th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Hi John,
Yes you are quite right – that a typo in my list and I will amend it now. Thanks so much Anne