![]() Interest in science was exploding as people were suddenly wanting to understand the world around them and how it worked. Technology was disrupting everyday life as the Industrial Revolution began cranking into high gear. Beethoven was composing emotional symphonies, Byron was penning wildly romantic poetry, Turner was dabbling in impressionistic watercolors and Mary Wollstonecraft was writing the first feminist manifestos. Romanticism was taking hold, bringing a new wave of individual expression and creativity. Politics, art, music, science, social rules-the world was turning upside down! People were questioning the fundamentals of society, and as a result they were fomenting changes in every aspect of life. Radical new ideas were clashing with the conventional thinking of the past. I love the Regency Era because it was all about challenging old preconceptions. Though George III died in 1820, the Regency is usually defined as running from 1800 to 1838, when the Prince Regent, who became George IV, died and Queen Victoria came to the throne. The term refers to the madness of King George, III and the fact that his oldest son served as the Prince Regent while his father was incapacitated. ![]() ![]() But first of all, let’s begin by defining the Regency. ![]() It was an exciting, tumultuous time-most historians consider it the birth of the modern world. Both enclaves represent an alluring slice of Regency life, but they don’t reflect the full richness, complexity and rebellion of the era. ![]()
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