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1. Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

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.

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E2 60 min

2. Developing the Regency Brand

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

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E3 60 min

3. The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

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

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Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency (2011)

7.0 (1) 1 Season 1h/ep 2011-08-29 GB

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

Genres: Documentary

Stars: Lucy Worsley