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The Edwardians: Age of Elegance
Explore the opulence and glamour of the Edwardian age 鈥� the period between the Victorian era and the First World War.
Visitors will learn about the lives and tastes of two of Britain鈥檚 most fashionable royal couples 鈥� King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen Mary 鈥� from their family lives and personal collecting to their glittering social circles and spectacular royal events.
More than 300 objects from the Royal Collection will be on display 鈥� almost half for the first time 鈥� including works by the most renowned contemporary artists of the period, including Carl Faberg茅, Frederic Leighton, Edward Burne-Jones, Laurits Tuxen, John Singer Sargent and William Morris.
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Explore the opulence and glamour of the Edwardian age 鈥� the period between the Victorian era and the First World War.
Visitors will learn about the lives and tastes of two of Britain鈥檚 most fashionable royal couples 鈥� King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen Mary 鈥� from their family lives and personal collecting to their glittering social circles and spectacular royal events.
More than 300 objects from the Royal Collection will be on display 鈥� almost half for the first time 鈥� including works by the most renowned contemporary artists of the period, including Carl Faberg茅, Frederic Leighton, Edward Burne-Jones, Laurits Tuxen, John Singer Sargent and William Morris.
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