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British Regency
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Regency Era |
1811–1820George IV while Prince Regent by Sir Thomas Lawrence. |
Preceded by   | Georgian era |
Followed by   | Victorian era |
Monarch | George IV |

Periods and eras in English then British History |
Tudor Period |  (1485–1558) |
Elizabethan Era |  (1558–1603)|
Stuart Period |  (1603–1714) |
Jacobean Era |  (1603–1625) |
Caroline Era |  (1625–1642) |
Georgian Era |  (1714–1830) |
British Regency |  (1811–1820) |
Victorian Era |  (1837–1901) |
Edwardian Era |  (1901–1910) |
Modern Britain |  (1945–present) |
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The Regency era in the United Kingdom is the period between 1811—when King George III was deemed unfit to rule andhis son, the Prince of Wales, ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent—and 1820, when the Prince Regent became George IV on the death of his father.
The term Regency era sometimes refers to a more extended time frame than the decade of the formal Regency. The period between 1795 and 1837 (the latter part of the reign of George III and the reigns of his sons George IV, as Prince Regent and King,and William IV) was characterized by distinctive trends in British architecture, literature, fashions, politics, and culture. If Regency era is being used to describe the transition betweenGeorgian and Victorian eras, the focus is on the pre-Victorian period from 1811, when the formal Regency began, through 1837 when Queen Victoriasucceeded William IV. If, however, Regency era is being contrasted withthe Eighteenth century, then the period includes the later French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
The era was a time of excess for the aristocracy: for example, it was during this time that the Prince Regent built the Brighton Pavilion. However, it was also an era of uncertainty caused by several factors including the Napoleonic wars, periodic riots, and the concern (threat to some,hope to others) that the British people might imitate the upheavals of the French Revolution.
Contents [hide] * 1 Society during the Regency * 2 Timeline of the formal Regency * 3 Places * 4 Important people * 5 Newspapers, pamphlets, and publications * 6 The British Regency in popular culture * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 Further reading * 10 External links * 11 Images fromthe British Regency |
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Society during the Regency
The Regency is noted for its elegance and achievements in the fine arts and architecture. This era encompassed a time of great social, political, and even economic change. War was waged with Napoleon and on other fronts, affecting commerce both at home and internationally as well as politics.Despite the bloodshed and warfare the Regency was also a period of great refinement and cultural achievement, shaping and altering the societal structure of Britain as a whole.
One of the greatest patrons of the arts and architecture was the Prince Regent himself (the future George IV). Upper class society flourished in a sort of mini-Renaissance of culture and refinement. Headed by the widelypopular Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the nobility sought to out do one another in any way — extravagance, pomp, and circumstance, albeit of a shallow nature.[1] As one of the greatest patrons of the arts, the Prince Regent ordered the costly building and refurbishing of the beautiful and exotic Brighton Pavilion, the ornate Carlton House, as well as many other public works and architecture(See John Nash). Naturally this required dipping into the treasury and the Regent, and later, King's exuberance often outstripped his pocket, at the peoples' expense.[2] The famed poet of the time Shelley observed after a particularly ostentatious festivity held by the Regent that,
this entertainment will cost 120,000 pounds. Nor will it be the last bauble which the nation must buy to amuse this...