what are these time periods called?

[linmey]

Apart from perhaps `the abdication crisis`or something along those lines.

Linda.

[PrueM]

Charles I = "Carolean" or "Caroline"
Cromwell = "Commonwealth" and then "Protectorate" - the entire period known as the "Interregnum"
Charles II = "Restoration"
The Georges I-IV = "Georgian" (with George III (latter period) = "Regency" as already stated)
Victoria = "Victorian"
Edward VII = "Edwardian"

Those are the only "modern" ones I can think of    Most of them do relate to the current monarch or reigning house.

Prue

[london-calling]

You are all SO QUICK! My goodness. This topic has barely even been up for an hour! Thank you all so much!

It looks like the terms that would suit my purposes might be

Charles I -- Stuart, or English Civil War

George III -- Regency

Edward VIII -- early Modern

You are all super! What a help. This is an awesome board. 

[meles]

if someone could assist me with non-monarch-centered terms for the time periods of the above-named monarchs I would very much appreciate it!

You're welcome! The trouble is, like most countries with monarchs, we refer to time periods by the monarchs! And whilst most of us would be hard put to explain the exact dates, to say "in Edward VIII's time" would be enough to place it, more or less. Other terms tend to refer to longer periods (the Civil War, for example, which covered a number of monarchs).

Not sure about Teddy 8 being "early modern". I think the death of Victoria was the beginning of the modern era.

meles

[Lydart]

No name for the short period under Edward VIII!

The Simpson Years ?

 

[meles]

Lydart - Oh deary, deary me!   

meles

[linmey]

You are right meles, I dont want to be guilty of `periodisation` but `Early Modern`is the period from 1485. That was certainly how the periods of English history were divided up when I was at Uni, so it wouldnt be correct to put Edward V111 in that period. As far as I remember the `Modern` period began in 1760 but as I never ever ventured that far out of the medieval period I cant be certain.

Linda.

[london-calling]

Ok, thanks, I'm still taking notes from you all here! Someone elsewhere suggested "art deco" period for that part of the 20th century that involved George Viii? Does this sound accurate?

I know he wasn't in there for more than a few breaths! but I'm actually thinking of perhaps the surrounding decade or so.

[meles]

I would say that "Art Deco" was not a period so much as a description of a style. It started round about 1910-ish and ended circa 1930 or thereabouts. But it's still popular and can be seen nowadays.

I personally would not mix historical terms and artistic terms. Not least, they are not universally understood. In Germany "Art Deco" is "Jungenstile" (I think).

meles