Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

2011•1h 0m•7.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

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7.0/10(1)

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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Production

BBC Studios

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 29, 2011

Last Aired

September 13, 2011

Networks

BBC Four

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

Air date: 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.

E2

Developing the Regency Brand

Air date: 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.

E3

The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

Air date: 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.

Cast

Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley

Self - Presenter

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