Antiques - A Guide to era and ages.

Modern- 20 yrs ago to present day.

Vintage - 20 yrs or older.

Retro - c.1950s Era.

Post War - post 1945.

Art Deco - c.1918-1940.

Edwardian - 1901-1910.

Art Nouveau - 1890-1910.

Arts and Crafts - 1860s-1939.

Victorian - 1837-1901.

Regency - 1790-1830.

Georgian - 1790-1830.

Neo Classicism - Mid to late 18th Century.

Rococo - Early to Mid 18th Century.

Baroque - 17th Early - 18th Century.

Renaissance - 13th - 17th Century.

Elizabethan era - 1558 - 1603 - The ‘Golden Age’ in English history, the reign of Elizabeth I.

The Age of Exploration - 15th-17th century.

Gothic - 12th-16th Century.

The Crusades 1096 - 1291.

Medieval Period

475 CE - 1500 CE: This time period in history falls between the fall of the ancient civilisations and the beginning of the Renaissance.

Within the Medieval period of history:

The Byzantine Empire (395 CE - 1453).

The Islamic Golden Age (750 CE - 1300).

Anglo-Saxon England (600 CE - 1066). England various kingdoms united in 927 CE.

The Viking Age (793 CE - 1066).

Ancient History

6000 BCE - 650 CE: The time period in history between the origins of human civilization and the fall of ancient empires.

The Bronze Age - 3000 BC.

The Iron Age -1200 BCE 600 BCE.

Ancient civilisations:

Mesopotamia - Ancient Sumer - 6000 BC - 1100 BC.

Ancient Egypt - 5000 BC - 332 BC.

The Indus Valley Civilization - 3300 BC - 1300 BC.

The Shang Dynasty - 1600 BC - 1046 BC.

The Celts 1200 BCE - 12 BC.

The Zhou Dynasty - 1046 BC - 771 BC.

Ancient Greece - 1000 BCE - 146 BC.

Ancient Rome - 753 BC - 476 AD.