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.
Cast
Lucy Worsley
Self - Presenter
Seasons
E1Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince
Aug 29, 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.
E2Developing the Regency Brand
Sep 5, 2011
Lucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design.
E3The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade
Sep 13, 2011
Lucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts.
Storyline
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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