Regency's 200th Birthday!

February 2011 marks the 200th birthday of the Regency period!  

February 1811 was when George III was declared mentally unfit to reign as king.  Parliament pas sed the ‘Regency Act’ allowing his son, the Prince of Wales (later known as George IV), to take the throne.  This of course led to the decade from 1811 to 1820 being named the Regency period. This heralded the start of one of history’s most inspiring and vibrant eras. 

It was the era of Jane Austen, empire line dresses, industrial innovation, epic battles and political drama that continue to inspire us today – Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy climbing out of the lake anyone?!

Thank you Daily Mail Online for the image

To celebrate the Regency period’s big birthday M&B Historical’s authors want to share with you why they love the Regency period, some eyebrow-raising facts about the time and its colourful monarch, and to even test your knowledge with a fun quiz!  

So don your bonnet, grab your regency rake and watch out for that carriage(!) as you step into the past…