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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 related era and style are commonly referred to as the Régence (analogous to the British Regency period). A 136 carat (27.2 g) diamond he acquired in 1717 is known as 'le régent' Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, comte de Provence , while living in exile, self-declared regent for his nephew Louis XVII of France after the 1793 guillotining of King ...
He is known as the Prince Regent and this is the beginning of the Regency period. [ 3 ] 21 February – The John and Jane , carrying troops bound for the Peninsular War , is accidentally run down and sunk by HMS Franchise off Lizard Point, Cornwall with the loss of a majority of the 300 on board.
This era of British history is known as the Regency period, marked by the regency between the reigns of George III and George IV. But the broadest definition of the period, characterized by trends in fashion, architecture, culture, and politics, begins with the French Revolution of 1789 and ends with Queen Victoria's 1837 accession.
Cumberland Terrace, London, John Nash The original Piccadilly entrance to the Burlington Arcade, 1819 John Nash's All Souls Church, Langham Place, London. Regency architecture encompasses classical buildings built in the United Kingdom during the Regency era in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to earlier and later buildings following the same style.
3 February – Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces a Regency Bill to Parliament so that the Prince of Wales may act as regent for his father George III during a period of mental illness, but the King recovers before the Bill becomes law.
With the defeat of the Dutch and the imposition of the Navigation Acts, the British colonies in North America became part of the global British trading network. The colonists traded foodstuffs, wood, tobacco, and various other resources for Asian tea, West Indian coffee, and West Indian sugar, among other items. [72]
People of the Regency era of British history (1811-1820 or 1795-1837) Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. B.