If Elizabeth II surpasses Victoria's 63-year record, will she have an era named after her?

Question

As many of you know, Queen Victoria was Britain's longest reigning monarch ever, and an era (the Victorian) was named in her honor. However, it looks like the current Queen is catching up to Victoria's 63 years, as she has now been on the throne for almost 56 years. If Elizabeth II's reign surpasses Victoria's 63-year record, do you think that an era will be named after her? If so, what would it be called? After all, the term "Elizabethan" is already used to refer to the era in which Elizabeth I ruled.

Answer 1

I think an era will be named after her even if she does not reign as long as Victoria.  It could be called the Lisbeth era

Answer 2

I believe it has more to do with noteworthy happenings during the monarchs reign rather than the length of the monarchs reign. Also what signifigance those monarchs had on the world. the Elizabethan era was noted for the struggle for the throne in that time. Henry the eighth only had one legitimate child and a couple illegitimate as well (elizabeth and edward were two of them.)

Answer 3

Since the Edwardian era of the early 20th century lasted only about a decade of Edward VII,  I don't think it is necessarily length on the throne that qualifies. Maybe it'll be the QE2 era.  or the Second Elizabethan. Or maybe in a  100 years they'll look back and call this the Millenial era or something nothing to do with Queen Elizabeth's name.

Answer 4

I don't think it was Victoria's longevity which caused the era to be named, but rather that there was a fairly cohesive and significant time period in Britain which coincided with her reign.  Elizabeth II's reign has not had anywhere near the uniformity of the Victorian era, and I'm not sure what would characterize it as a whole.  When we think of the Victorian era, we tend to think of a particular morality, a lifestyle, and so forth.  How would you characterize the period from the 1950s to the present?  I'm not sure that turbulence could be captured in a single era.

Answer 5

there has already been an elizabethan period so.. i'm a frayed knot!

Answer 6

It's "Elizabethan."It is also used to describe this era as well.Elizabethan is used to describe both Tudor and Windsor reigns.