“The world of 1906...was a stable and a civilized world in which the greatness and authority of Britain and her Empire seemed unassailable and invulnerably secure. In spite of our reverses in the Boer War it was assumed unquestioningly that… — Violet Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
“[The Edwardian era] was a time of booming trade, of great prosperity and wealth in which the pageant of London Society took place year… — Violet Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
“The world of 1906...was a stable and a civilized world in which the greatness and authority of Britain and her Empire seemed unassailable and… — Violet Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
Bonar Law never led his Party. He was always looking over his shoulder to see if he was being followed. — Violet Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
“I first met Winston Churchill in the early summer of 1906 at a dinner party to which I went as a very young girl.… — Violet Bonham Carter Copy Share Image