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HistoryExtra AcademyThe Regency, with Lizzie Rogers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Week 2Regency culture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An engraving of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett for Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Honeymooning with your mother-in-law? The truths of Regency romance. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Week oneIntroduction to the Regency. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra Academy: Regency course

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Regency quiz - week three. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Regency quiz – week four. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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QuizIntroduction to the Regency. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Regency parson officiates at a wedding ceremony in a country church, 1820

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How to survive a Regency marriage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Regency quiz - week 2

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QuizRegency culture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Strange and surprising pastimes of the Regency Ton

General Andrew Jackson (on horseback) led US forces to victory over the British at the battle of New Orleans on 8 January 1815 (Photo by Pierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty Images)

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Regency Britain: An age of war and revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Engraving of Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra doing needlework in the rectory garden.

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Did women have good friendships in the Regency era?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Author Jane Austen and the Prince Regent

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Regency timelinethe key dates you need to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An ink drawing of a London 'rag fair' where old clothes and textiles were traded, c1800

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Regency inequality: the gap between rich and poor in Georgian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Choreographer Jack Murphy with Sam Phillips as Lord Debling, and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington.

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How to recreate a Regency ballInsider secrets from Bridgerton's choreographer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

India Amarteifio as Young Queen Charlotte, Corey Mylchreest as Young King George in episode 3 of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'.

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QuizCould You Make It Through A London Season In The Regency Era?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton season 2

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How to succeed in Regency courtship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

La Belle Assemblee - British women's magazine published 1806-1837, founded by John Bell (1745-1831), now best known for its Regency era fashion plates from "Fashions and Fashion Plates 1800-1900", by James Laver. [Penguin Books Limited, London and New York, 1943]. Artist Unknown.

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Was the Regency era a good time to be a woman?The truth not seen in Bridgerton

A Maria Spilsbury painting of a group sat at a drawing room table

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Regency romance and a real-life Anne Elliot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor meet for a dance in Bridgerton

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Q&AHow did people learn to dance in Baroque and Regency times?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as Mr Malcolm and Freida Pinto as Selina Dalton in Mr Malcolm's List

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What was on Mr. Malcolm’s List? The real history behind the Regency romance

Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton, next to a Regency portrait of Kitty Kirkpatrick.

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Inspiring Bridgerton: the real South Asian women in Regency-era England

Cinemagoes look at a screen out of shot, a projector behind them shines overhead

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Recent HistoryExtra podcasts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Royal Pavilion in Brighton

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Visiting Brighton Royal Pavilion, the Prince Regent's decadent getaway. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Caesar's funeral drama: anger and revenge after death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Japanese painting on silk, in a traditional Japanese style, of a Samurai warrior riding a horse.

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The 47 Rōnin: the true story behind the famous Japanese tale of revenge

Photo still from a period drama set in an overgrown grassy meadow. Two young women in early 19th-century dresses — one in gray with braided hair, the other in a lilac gown — stand close together, while a man in a green greatcoat, dark waistcoat, and tall brown top hat points off to the side, looking in that direction. Tall trees and hedgerows form the background under an overcast sky

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Is Sense and Sensibility a true reflection of life in Georgian Britain? The real history behind the new adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel

A decorative hand fan painted with 18th‑century figures stands in front of a busy masquerade‑ball scene. The fan shows couples dancing in ornate period dress, framed by architectural details and a central mask-like face. Behind it, a crowded ballroom illustration features elaborately costumed guests wearing masks.

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Even wilder than Bridgerton: inside the scandalous world of Georgian masked balls. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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