British Regency

The Regency period in the United Kingdom is the period between 1811 and 1820, when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son, later George IV, was instated to be his proxy as Prince Regent. The term is often expanded to apply to the years between 1795 and 1837, a time characterised by distinctive fashions, politics and culture. In this sense, it can be considered to be a transitional period between "Georgian" and "Victorian" eras. The era was distinctive for its architecture, literature, fashions, and politics. It was a period 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, among other things, 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.

The term is sometimes used in various ways to include years surrounding the decade of the formal regency. If "Regency" is considered to be transitional between "Georgian" and "Victorian" then it would refer to the entire period from approximately 1811 until the accession of Queen Victoria, encompassing the actual period of Regency, along with George IV's reign in his own right and that of his brother William IV. If "Regency" is contrasted with "Eighteenth century", then it could include the whole period of the Napoleonic wars.

Artistic trends

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* Regency architecture
* Regency fashions
* Regency dance
* Regency novels

Famous places

* Almack's
* Brighton Pavilion
* Carlton House
* Brooks's
* White's
* Vauxhall Gardens
* Ranelagh Gardens
* The Pantheon
* Tattersalls
* Her Majesty's Theatre
* Little Theatre, Haymarket
* Drury Lane
* Covent Garden
* St George Hanover Square
* Astley's Ampitheatre
* Attingham Park Shrewsbury (National Trust)

Famous people

* Jane Austen
* Beau Brummell
* George Gordon, Lord Byron
* Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
* Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
* Charles Lamb
* Sarah, Countess of Jersey
* Lady Caroline Lamb
* Princess Lieven
* Marguerite, Countess of Blessington
* Samuel Taylor Coleridge
* John Keats
* Percy Bysshe Shelley
* Walter Scott
* William Wordsworth
* William Hazlitt
* Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA
* J.M.W. Turner
* Thomas Raikes
* John Nash
* Thomas de Quincey
* Emma, Lady Hamilton

Regency Reenactment Groups

[http://www.baers.org/ Baers] California, USA; The Bay Area English Regency Society Regency dance, Balls, Parties
[http://www.peers.org/ Peers] California, USA; Historic Events, Dance
[http://elegantarts.org/regency.html The Elegant Arts Society] New York, USA; Historic Dance, Balls
[http://www.orregency.org Oregon Regency Society] Oregon, USA; Regency Dance, Balls, Parties, Readings, Teas, Gatherings, Costume Workshops
[http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/Austen.html Earthly Delights] Australia; Regency Dancing, costume display, reenactment, Balls, Parties, Teas, gatherings
[http://www.azrs.org Arizona Regency Society] Arizona, USA; Regency Dance, Balls, Parties, Readings, Teas, Gatherings, Costume Workshops
[http://www.geocities.com/~foter/ Friends of the English Regency] Regency Dance, Balls, Parties
[http://greengingerband.co.uk/html/regency_dance.html Green Ginger~Regency Dance, UK] Historic Dance, Music, Balls, Parties
[http://www.regencysa.org The Regency Society of America] Nationwide, umbrella organization for all Regency-related groups.

ee also

*Régence, the equivalent period in France.