Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency (2011)
7.0 (1 votes)
1 Season
August 29, 2011
English
Documentary
Synopsis
Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.
Network
BBC Four
Episodes
E1
Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince
Aug 29, 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.
E2
Developing the Regency Brand
Sep 5, 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.
E3
The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade
Sep 13, 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.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Production
BBC Studios
