Sara Pascoe

Regency literature was too coal-y for me, too long-winded and describey. I preferred modern books where you had to read other books explaining what the first book meant to know what happened.

English Comedian

Lucy Worsley

Regency buildings are often said to lack the serenity of their early Georgian predecessors, or the intense scholarship of the subsequent Gothic revival.

Adam Cohen

Regency romances end in marriage; zombie stories end in the zombies being vanquished. 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' delivers both.

American Journalist

Lara Spencer

Hollywood regency never goes out of style.

The regency is a temporary condition, not a permanent form of government.

Temporary Rule

Regencies can occur in other contexts where someone takes temporary control.

Not Always Royalty

A regency happens for a specific reason like youth, illness, or absence of the ruler.

Specific Reason

The Regency style corresponds to a particular time in British history.

Period Specific

Regency style is known for its sophisticated and ornamental aesthetic.

Elegance and Decor

Regency goes beyond architecture to include furniture and fashion.

Not Just Buildings

 due to their father's secret marriage. He assumed the regency himself and threw the boys in prison. Though no one knows what ultimately became of them, after a while, the Princes disappeared and Richard's power seemed secure. But his downfall would come only two years later