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English Regency
The English Regency, or simply Regency, is a name typically given to a period from 1811 to 1820 in the history of the United Kingdom.
During this time the Prince Regent, later King George IV of the United Kingdom, governed the United Kingdom during the incapacity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom.
Artistic trends of the time include:
Famous persons:
- Jane Austen
- George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Lady Caroline Lamb
- Lord Granville Leveson Gower
- Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire
- Richard, 7th Earl of Barrymore
- William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry[?] ("Old Q")
- Charles James Fox
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