Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
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201160 minEnded

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

Network:BBC Four

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S01E03 - "The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade"

Aired on Sep 13, 2011, 8:00 PM

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Description

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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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
August 29, 2011
Ended
September 13, 2011
Schedule
Monday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

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.

Aug 29, 2011

60 min

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.

Sep 5, 2011

60 min

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.

Sep 13, 2011

60 min

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