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The Georgian era was a period in British history from 1714 to c. 1830–1837, named after the Hanoverian kings George I, George II, George III and George IV. The definition of the Georgian era is also often extended to include the relatively short reign of William IV , which ended with his death in 1837.
All of Jane Austen's novels are set against the background of daily life in English Georgian society at the turn of the 19th century. As the name indicates, the Georgian period covers the successive reigns of kings George I, George II, George III, and George IV. [2] That of William IV is also sometimes included.
Georgism, in modern times also called Geoism, [2] [3] and known historically as the single tax movement, is an economic ideology holding that people should own the value that they produce themselves, while the economic rent derived from land—including from all natural resources, the commons, and urban locations—should belong equally to all members of society.
A page from a 12th-century Gelati Gospel, an example of Georgian illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages Ceremonial crown of the Georgian high nobility, an example of metalwork from the early modern period. Well-known monuments of Georgian Christian architecture include: The Georgian Church in Bethlehem (4th century)
The Georgian era (1714−1830) — during the 18th century House of Hanover rule of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and after 1801 of the United Kingdom See also the preceding Category:Stuart England and the succeeding Category:Victorian era
Augustan literature (sometimes referred to misleadingly as Georgian literature) is a style of British literature produced during the reigns of Queen Anne, King George I, and George II in the first half of the 18th century and ending in the 1740s, with the deaths of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, in 1744 and 1745, respectively.
Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians; Georgian scripts, three scripts used to write the language; Georgian (Unicode block), a Unicode block containing the Mkhedruli and Asomtavruli scripts; Georgian cuisine, cooking styles and dishes with origins in the nation of Georgia and prepared by Georgian people around the world
It is the amalgamation of these disparate ethnicities, along with the influx of African slaves and their descendants, which has created the modern culture of the state and the modern Georgian. Stereotypical Georgian traits include manners known as " Southern hospitality ", a strong sense of community and shared culture, and a distinctive ...