THE ROARING TWENTIES
The 1920s must have been the most exciting time in our country’s history. One war was over – another would soon begin to loom on the horizon. The hearts of the nation were beginning to heal, after experiencing an overwhelming loss of life. Women and the working classes were slowly gaining more social freedoms – and as the fusty Victorian and Edwardian eras were cast off into the ether, people grew bolder. Their free time and social time were looser, louder and more decadent than ever.
It’s no wonder that there is an eagerness to be back in the Roaring Twenties, but while for many it was a time of success and liberation, records and archive materials often paint a different picture. Did our ancestors experience the best that the decade had to offer, or was it simply just another 10 years of work and family life? What parts did they have to play?
We’re set to find out. The next decade will see a surge of centenaries and significant national moments, starting with the release of the 1921 census and ending, more tragically, with the 100th anniversary of
