22 JAN 1901
After 63 years and seven months as monarch, Queen Victoria dies at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Her 59-year-old son Albert Edward takes the throne as Edward VII.
24 MAY 1902
The first Empire Day is held on the late queen’s birthday. Shops and schools close and celebrations take place across the empire.
31 MAY 1902
The Peace of Vereeniging brings the Boer War to an official end. The British victory comes at a great cost to both sides.
JUL 1902
Conservative statesman and philosopher Arthur Balfour becomes
