George IV: the rehabilitation of Old Naughty | Lucy Worsley
Britain deserves to preside over a decade of transformation
endless adaptations of Jane Austen movies have given us the idea that the regency was a period so kind, tasty history. Known for its muslins, tea and flirt, one would think that most people live in rectories Regency highly desirable. Indeed, the decade was far from being a lady, was vibrant, eclectic, even scary
People often misusethe term "Regency" to describe the art and antiques dating from a period between 1790 and 1830 blurry, but technically only lasted for the period between 1811 and 1820. He started 200 years ago, when George III fell in love with the end of "madness" and his son (the future George IV) acted as Prince Regent. The nine years that followed were processing. Art, architecture, literature and life
adversarial tone of the day was established by the Prince Regent himself, beset by accusations of debt, consumption and diligence. The "Prince of Whales," as called by its designers 54in waist, was elected King of Great Britain more useless on a survey of English Heritage.
Homefantastic holiday, the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, who lived in misery and elegance combined. Overheating, gas and light, drank brandy for breakfast. Eventually grew too big to climb stairs and had to sleep on the ground floor.
The Prince Regent was so unpopular then as now by its excesses and neglect of their duties. It was an exciting and dangerous time, Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, peaceful demonstrators calling for parliamentary reform, were killed by the authorities in the massacre of Peterloo, and the Luddites were smashing part of the knitting machines that had destroyed their livelihoods. But the Prince Regent never set foot on a battlefield, and did not address the problems of his people.
These political crises were accompanied by a disturbance in the arts. Turner and Constable were competing with each other artists, as a portraitist Thomas Lawrence captured the brilliance hitting in bad taste of high society. Jane Austen and Mary Shelley wrote novels about the customs and monsters, respectively, while the poetry of Byron pumped.
- architect to define the period is John Nash, with his wildly original equipment shock. He built sets of style rules without the Prince Regent of life and the Royal Pavilion, where improvements have been made without end and beyond the scope of Carlton House, the residence of George London. Nash also created mock palaces of Regent Park and Regent Street cut through the West End of London to offer Carlton House, a magnificent approach. Meanwhile, speculators ran numerous sub-Nash terrace on hot places such as Leamington Spa property.
once invited to visit the wonders on the top of Carlton House by George himself, was clearly impressed. The ex-wife has always supported the regent, she writes, "because I hate her husband." It is difficult to defend the Prince Regent, as a family man, with its endless procession of the midwife in love and his addiction to opium in liquid form.
But charitable services are the supports that were fatal weakness of character. Just do not have the strength and firmness of purpose to govern effectively and win the affection. And for all the criticism about the cost of his contemporaries, he has really done something in value. Wasting your money in the arts has contributed greatly to Britain is the picture in the world today. wife of the Prince Regent said he made a great hairdresser - who had probably the creativity and eye for style. He was the best philanthropist and art collector never sit on the throne and the royal collection owes much to his instinct for beautiful pie. The best buildings are masterpieces playful, whimsical, Regency and George created the heavens the most recognizable of any building in Britain with the Windsor Castle.
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