Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency — Season 1
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About this season
Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.
Episodes (3)
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1. Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince
Aired 29 August 2011 • 60 min
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.
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2. Developing the Regency Brand
Aired 5 September 2011 • 60 min
Lucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design.
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3. The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade
Aired 13 September 2011 • 60 min
Lucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts.