Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
1h

Documentary

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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Cast

1. Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

29th Aug 2011

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.

2. Developing the Regency Brand

5th Sep 2011

Lucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design.

3. The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

13th Sep 2011

Lucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts.

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
1h

Episodes

Cast

1. Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

2. Developing the Regency Brand

3. The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

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Last air date

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Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency1h

Episodes

Cast

1. Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

2. Developing the Regency Brand

3. The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

First air date

Last air date

Status

Type

Original language

Networks

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
1h