From the Introduction: England 1914 The end of the Victorian Era gave way to Queen Victoria's son King Edward VII. Known as the Edwardian Era, it was known as the period of excess, surrounded by garden parties, endless balls year-round and the traditionalism of the rigid class system that was the British Empire. But that's about to change. With the rise of the middle class, and a war looming on the brink, the rigidity of the Aristocracy is being forced to make room for the New Men and “New Money” of the age. Add a dash of beautiful women fighting for the right to be more than just housewives, and you have a recipe for a high-end or even low-end Fiasco..