Friday, March 16, 2012

Friday Video: A Portrait of the Regency

Friday, March 16, 2012
William Elmes, Triumph of Love and Folly, 1812
Loretta reports:

Usually on Friday, we offer short video clips.  This one, recommended to me by one of our readers, is definitely not short—and it’s only the beginning of a fine series.

But Lucy Worsley, who’s entertained us before, does a marvelous job of bringing history to life, and—perhaps more important for Nerdy History People—she goes behind the scenes, talks to experts, and even dresses up like a Regency dandy (with the aid of Ian Kelly, the author of one of my favorite biographies, Beau Brummell:  The Ultimate Man of Style).

This is Part One of a three-part BBC series: Elegance and Decadence - The Age of the Regency.



Illustration courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.  Please click on caption to view the LOC page.

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4 comments:

John Hopper said...

Love Lucy Worsley and this was a fascinating series, well worth watching.

textilehistorIE said...

One for when I get home from work so! Thanks ladies.

Charles Bazalgette said...

Enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for posting it.

Kathy said...

Really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting. Something that you ladies may like is a new free magazine that is put together by volunteers from the Regency Society of America. http://issuu.com/thebelletrist/docs/spring2012

 
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