belle époque

A period of prosperity and optimism in Europe from about 1870 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Generally corresponds with the Gilded Age in the USA and the Victorian and Edwardian periods in the UK.

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belle époque
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Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
April 15, 2024