Elegancy and Decadence: The Age of the Regency is a BBC production hosted by Lucy Worsley, the author of If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home. The video is one hour long. So, sit back and enjoy.
Lucy Worsley on The Regency Era
May 3, 2012 by Vic
Posted in 19th Century England, Jane Austen's World, Regency Customs, Regency Etiquette, Regency Life, Regency Period, Regency society, Regency World, Royalty | Tagged Lucy Worstley, Prince Regent | 25 Comments
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I’m not being critical but I thought I’d tell you that there is no t in Worsley. I’ve read some of her work and am a big fan, I’m glad you have spread the word! (-:
Thank you! What a wonderfull hour!
That’s exactly how I was introduced to her work too, very intersting!
Got through the first five minutes then found Lucy’s enthusiasm annoying and the rock music and visuals lacking in elegance. I prefer George in Heyer novels.
Thanks so much, Vic! I truly enjoyed that presentation. She really brings the era to life.
Fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing this, I really enjoyed the presentation. Will the other episodes be available for viewing as well?
Diana, if you click on the YouTube logo at the lower right, you will be taken to YouTube. The channel belongs to Edwardian Promenade. Go to that site, and you will see the rest of the videos! Good luck.
Got it, thanks Vic! Looks like I’m going to be spending a lot of time on YouTube!
Thank you for posting this link! I really enjoyed the hour. Will you be posting the other episodes? Would love to see them.
Melanie, please see my above reply.
Thank you so much, Vic! I watched the two episodes (before, during, and after Waterloo), and I found them both fascinating!… I’ll watch the third (last) episode as soon as I can. The best book I can recommend on Waterloo, with factual historical events, thrilling action, heartbreaking drama, and romantic humour crammed in one volume, is Georgette Heyer’s ‘An Infamous Army’.
An infamous army is so well written that many history students find it the definitive book about Waterloo. I wonder if GH ever knew how well regarded her novel became – she wanted to be known for her historical accuracy more than for regency romance!
Thanks, Vic. As proof that ‘An Infamous Army’ was well-researched, the 1937 (1st) edition includes an extensive Bibliography, as well as a fold out map.
Her “If Walls Could Talk, An Intimate History of the Home” book is also finally available in the US (companion book to her series, which EdwardianPromenade also lists) and there was a lovely interview with Lucy on Fresh Air.
Lucy’s delightful and yes, she has that Adam Hart-Davis over the top thing, but that’s why they actually have history programs presented by historians in England while we have Hillbilly Hand Fishing in the U.S.
Thanks Vic.
Love that book. I purchased it for my Kindle after listening to Fresh Air. Great minds ….
BTW, we Americans also have the opportunity of watching the Housewives series and obtaining an intimate look at Hoarders. Give me Lucy’s excited attitude about History any day! (Sorry Patty, I must disagree with you on your critique of the show and side with Jennifer.)
Great post. I really enjoyed it.
I’ve just finished watching the last episode, entitled: ‘The Many and the Few – a Divided Decade’, which I think is the most disturbing (and therefore least entertaining) of the 3 episodes in this series. Lucy Worsley’s concluding statement was that, the Regency Period was a time of “untold elegance combined with squalid decadence”. My preferred episode is the 2nd: ‘Developing the Regency Brand’.
However, a small part of the 3rd episode reminds me of yet another of Georgette Heyer’s novels: ‘Frederica’, where Frederica’s young brother Felix was passionate about the steam engine and all the wonders of new industries, to the extent that the dustjacket illustration chosen for the 1st edition was that of an airborne hot air balloon.
Lucy Worsley, in my opinion, is a ‘Nonpareil’ amongst Regency historians cum TV presenters.
DEVELOPING THE REGENCY BRAND
I have seen this. It is a 3 part series, if I am not mistaken. I thought it was a wonderfully done documentary. I loved the intimate analysis of George IV and his lifestyle.
Oh, that was fun! I must say I really enjoyed this and appreciate the follow-on links, Vic. Brought much I’d read before into context and explained other things that mystified me.
Vic, thanks a million to you and to Lucy, I felt the same way as Chrissie did, in that, I tremendously enjoyed watching the series. Here’s Lucy again, this time in Kensington Palace:
‘Regency House Party’, although a pretend Regency, I found quite interesting to watch. Would Lucy be amused?
Here’s Part 2 of 36 parts:
Is this documentary a combination of all three episodes?
It is not. It is one of the three. You can see the other two on YouTube as well.