Series
Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
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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Seasons & episodes
- 1Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince29 Aug 2011 · 60m · ★ 7.0Historian 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.
- 2Developing the Regency Brand5 Sept 2011 · 60m · ★ 6.0Lucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design.
- 3The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade13 Sept 2011 · 60m · ★ 7.0Lucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts.
Details
- First aired
- 29 Aug 2011
- Last aired
- 13 Sept 2011
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Lucy WorsleySelf - Presenter
