English Regency
The
English Regency
, or simply
Regency
, is a name typically given to a period from 1811 to 1820 in the
history of the United Kingdom
. During this time the
Prince Regent
, later King
George IV of the United Kingdom
, governed the
United Kingdom
during the incapacity of his father, King
George III of the United Kingdom
. The term is sometimes used in a more general sense to cover 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
. Artistic trends of the time include:
Regency style
Regency dance
Regency novels
Famous persons:
Jane Austen
Beau Brummell
George Gordon, Lord Byron
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
John Nash (architect)
Walter Scott
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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