Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency (Season 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.

  • Poster for Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

    Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2011-08-29

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Developing the Regency Brand

    Developing the Regency Brand (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2011-09-05

    Runtime: 60 min

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

  • Poster for The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

    The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2011-09-13

    Runtime: 60 min

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

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