We all know that San Francisco’s architecture varies in style, ranging from Victorian and Edwardian to Art Deco and modern. Yet while the city’s landmarked architecture so often focuses on exteriors ...

The Age of Decadence: Britain 1880 to 1914. By Simon Heffer. Random House Books; 897 pages; £30. IN the late Victorian and early Edwardian period of 1880-1914, at least (see article), Britain had a ...

Maximalism and vintage-inspired design often go hand in hand, and such is the case with bedrooms. Lately, we can't help but notice that Victorian features, like four-poster beds with lush canopies and ...

Pompous and stuffy, the Edwardians might have been in public, but their houses reveal that in private they were more relaxed. The Edwardian villa is, in some ways, the culmination of trends that date ...

Edward Armston-Sheret received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council via the techne DTP, the Royal Historical Society, and the Historical Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG.