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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.
The period may be an "Age of Scandal", as authors dealt specifically with the crimes and the vices of their world. Satire, in prose, drama and poetry, was the genre that attracted the most energetic and voluminous writing.
Georgian society in Jane Austen's novels is the ever-present background of her work, the world in which all her characters are set. Entirely situated during the reign of George III , the novels of Austen describe their characters' everyday lives, joys, sorrows, and loves, providing insight into the period.
Ancient history – Aggregate of past events from the beginning of recorded human history and extending as far as the Early Middle Ages or the Postclassical Era. The span of recorded history is roughly five thousand years, beginning with the earliest linguistic records in the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia and Egypt .
Early states in present-day Georgia, c. 600 to 150 BC. Iberia (Georgian: იბერია, Latin: Iberia and Greek: Ἰβηρία), also known as Iveria (Georgian: ივერია), was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Georgian kingdom of Kartli [1] (4th century BC – 5th century AD), corresponding roughly to east and south present-day Georgia.
Learn all there is to know about Georgian houses, including their distinct architectural features and interesting history.
The Regency era of British history is commonly understood as the years between c. 1795 and 1837, although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820. King George III first suffered debilitating illness in the late 1780s, and relapsed into his final mental illness in 1810.
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