Queen Victoria died in January 1901 and was succeeded by her son, Edward VII.
His reign lasted just nine eventful years when London hosted the Olympics; the Liberals had a landslide; Louis Bleriot made the first cross-Channel flight; Rolls Royce was founded; Seebohm Rowntree investigated poverty in York; and Kenneth Grahame wrote 'The Wind in the Willows'.
His reign lasted just nine eventful years when London hosted the Olympics; the Liberals had a landslide; Louis Bleriot made the first cross-Channel flight; Rolls Royce was founded; Seebohm Rowntree investigated poverty in York; and Kenneth Grahame wrote 'The Wind in the Willows'.
If you missed the Bishopthorpe Edwardian Timeline display at the Gala, then it wouldn't suprise me because the fierce north wind almost blew it out of the Palace grounds! However, it managed to survive and I'm pleased to say that you now have the chance to see it in comfort at Bishopthorpe Library over the next two weeks or more. The display reveals the many and varied events that occurred in the village during Edward VII's reign, 1901 - 1910. Try not to miss it - it makes all the hard work worthwhile.
Bishopthorpe Local History Group
