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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.