Below you will find a list of general periods & dates to help with dating jewellery and antiques, I have tried to make this list as comprehensive as possible so in actual fact you may not come accross many items from some of these periods but you may find it useful for general reference.
English General Periods Tudor, 1485- 1558 Elizabethan, 1558-1603 Jacobean, 1603-1649 Commonwealth, 1649-1660 Carolean/ late Stewart, 1660-1689 William & Mary, 1689-1702 Queen Anne, 1702-1727 Georgian, 1727-1820
Regency, 1800-1830 William IV, 1830-1837 Victorian, 1837-1901 Edwardian, 1901-1910 | English Monarchs Henry VII, 1485-1509 Henry VIII. 1509-1547 Edward VI, 1547-1553 Mary, 1553-1558 Elizabeth, 1558-1603 James I, 1603-1625 Charles I, 1625-1649 Commonwealth, 1649-1660 Charles II, 1660-1685 James II, 1685-1688 William & Mary, 1688-1694 William III, 1694-1702 Anne, 1702-1714 George I, 1714-1727 George II 1727-1760 George III, 1760-1820 George IV, 1820-1830 William IV, 1830-1837 Victoria, 1837-1901 Edward VII, 1901-1910 George V, 1910-1936 Edward VIII, 1936-1936 George VI. 1936-1952 Elizabeth II, 1952- |
French General Periods Francoise-Premier, 1515-1547 Henri-Deux, 1547-1589
Henri-Quatre, 1589-1610 Louis-Treize, 1610-1643 Louis-Quartorze, 1643-1715 Louis-Quinze, 1715-1774 Louis-Seize, 1774-1793 Empire, 1700-1814 | French monarchs francis I, 1515-1547 Henri II, 1547-1559 Francis II, 1559-1560 Charles IX, 1560-1574 Henri III, 1574-1589 Henri IV, 1589-1610 Louis XIII, 1610-1643 Louis XIV, 1643-1715 Louis XV, 1715-1774 Louis XVI, 1774-1793 Napolean, 1799 1814 |