Edward vii
Edward viiPeaceful yet popular and very well respected, Edward VII plays an influential part in bringing Great Britain, France, and Russia together in 1907 into the Triple Entente. One of the most wittiest and inventive satirist’s writers in England is a journalist most noted for his fiction pieces, known as Hector Hugh Munro. Saki is his pen name ( Comptons Online Encyclopedia). His typical stories are marked by amoral reversal revenge on the pretentious cruel practical jokes, and uncary supernatural incidents (Encyclopedia of Knowledge). Evidence from research has proven to show that Edward VII's political practices and beliefs have almost no influence on Saki's writings.
Edward VII is born in London in 1841, at Buckingham Palace. He is the first of three sons born to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Edward belongs to the royal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and is the first member of the royal family to tour the USA ( Ross, 15).
When his father died in 1861, Queen Victoria, Edward's mother, blamed him for the death. Edward then has his seat in the House of Lords as the Duke of Cornwall (www.spartacus.com). In 1863, Edward married Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The Prince and Princess have six children (Encyclopedia Americana).
In 1901, Edward is the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland and empire of India (Encyclopedia Americana, 544). Edward takes place in many public duties, has a close interest in politics, and has an intrest in the military. He opposed attemps to reduce public spending on the armed forces (Langguth,129).In 1904, Edward contributed to the Entente Cordiale, and the Anglo Russian Agreement of 1907 (www.ukdb.web.aol.com). While at throne, Edward helps support the Territorial and Reserve Forces Acts, helped find Royal College of Music,witnessed the conservative party split,opposed woman's suffrage, and Edward is a patron of Arts and Sciences. Edward is also a familiar figure in the worlds of racing, yachting, and grouse shooting ( Somerset,29). After a short reign of only nine years, Edward VII, the King, collapsed on the afternoon of May 6, 1910, after a series of heart attacks. He left the throne to his son, King George V ( www.spartcus.com).
The very first decade of the 20th century is the decade in which Edward VII reigned. This era is known as the Edwardian Era (World Book Encyclopedia, 59). It is King Edward's era, being named after him. " The Edwardian Era was the beginning of the 20th century, and led to all sorts of predictions by all sorts of people about how that century would signal the start of a truly golden age," said Richard Washington. This era is known as the sanest era in the history of our world (www.geocites.com). Edward VII along with other Edwardians helped to make it that way.
Saki is a novelist and short story writer born in Akyab, Mynamar on December 18,1870 ( www.spartcus.com). Munro is the youngest of an Inspector - General's three children. At age two,...
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