Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.
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Season 1
2011
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01. Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince
2011-08-29
Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley looks at how the Prince Regent was obsessed with outdoing Napoleon not on the battlefield, but in opulence, bling and monumental architecture.
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02. Developing the Regency Brand
2011-09-05
Lucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design.
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03. The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade
2011-09-13
Lucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts.