The social rules of REGENCY ENGLAND

In the early 19th century, after serious bouts of illness, King George III became increasingly unstable, before descending into permanent mental illness in 1810. The following year, his son George, Prince of Wales, was sworn in as ‘Prince Regent’ to rule in place of his ailing father.

A man of extravagant tastes, the Prince was hugely influential over the Arts and upper-class society. The so-called Regency period officially began when George became Prince Regent, but his influence was felt earlier, and unofficially the period covers a longer span, from 1780 through his reign as George IV until the accession of Queen