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All Episodes of Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

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All Episodes of Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.
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Season 1

  • Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince
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    Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/2011

    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.

    Director: Sebastian Barfield

    Writer: Unknown

  • Developing the Regency Brand
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    Developing the Regency Brand

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/2011

    Lucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design.

    Director: Rachel Jardine

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade
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    The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/2011

    Lucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts.

    Director: Gerry Dawson

    Writer: Unknown