Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
2011 · Documentary · 1 Season · 3 Episodes ·
Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.
E11. Warts and All - Portrait of a PrinceHistorian 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.E22. Developing the Regency BrandLucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design.E33. The Many and the Few - A Divided DecadeLucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts.
