Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency(2011)

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Overview

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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Ep 1

Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

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.

29/08/201160 min

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Ep 2

Developing the Regency Brand

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

05/09/201160 min

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Ep 3

The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

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

13/09/201160 min