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The Regency Romance
A Very Brief History
The Regency period in Great Britain
began in 1811 when King George III
“officially” was declared mad and his oldest
son, George, the Prince of Wales, became
the Prince Regent. It ended in 1820 when
King George III died and the Prince Regent
became King George IV. Regency novels,
on the other hand can take place anytime
from 1800 to 1820, and some are even set as late as 1825.
The Regency was a wonderfully fascinating time in British history. The
rich were very rich – or spent money as if they were. Britain was on the
cusp of the industrial revolution. It was the end of the Napoleonic War
and the beginning of the Great British Empire. It was a time when the
ton (the wealthy and aristocratic society) was all-powerful and everyone
who was anyone wanted to be a part of it. People partied hard, worked
hard and quite few sought to do nothing more than have a lot of fun. It
is against this backdrop of beautiful people and fabulous parties that
we set our romances.
Georgette Heyer began the genre in the 1920s and ‘30s and
immediately had a following beyond belief. Since then men and women
have been reading and loving Regency romances. I think you will too.
A Very Brief History
The Regency period in Great Britain
began in 1811 when King George III
“officially” was declared mad and his oldest
son, George, the Prince of Wales, became
the Prince Regent. It ended in 1820 when
King George III died and the Prince Regent
became King George IV. Regency novels,
on the other hand can take place anytime
from 1800 to 1820, and some are even set as late as 1825.
The Regency was a wonderfully fascinating time in British history. The
rich were very rich – or spent money as if they were. Britain was on the
cusp of the industrial revolution. It was the end of the Napoleonic War
and the beginning of the Great British Empire. It was a time when the
ton (the wealthy and aristocratic society) was all-powerful and everyone
who was anyone wanted to be a part of it. People partied hard, worked
hard and quite few sought to do nothing more than have a lot of fun. It
is against this backdrop of beautiful people and fabulous parties that
we set our romances.
Georgette Heyer began the genre in the 1920s and ‘30s and
immediately had a following beyond belief. Since then men and women
have been reading and loving Regency romances. I think you will too.