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Our Tempestuous Day

A History of Regency England

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Our Tempestuous Day

By: Carolly Erickson
Narrated by: Simon Prebble
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The tumult and opulence of England’s Regency era burst from the pages in this work of literary nonfiction by acclaimed author Carolly Erickson. When dementia forces King George III to vacate his throne, the kingdom slips into a decade marked with excess, scandal, and riots. King George has suffered bouts of mental instability before, but in 1810 he shows no signs of recovering. Public and government business halts as word of his condition leaks out. Hoping to control the crisis, Parliament appoints the king’s unpopular son Prince George IV as Regent or caretaker. But for the next nine years, this substitute ruler shocks the nation with his drunkenness, his mistresses, and his wanton spending. From seething mobs in the streets to Lucullan feasts in drawing rooms, historian Carolly Erickson vividly captures the nation in a troubled transition. With narrator Simon Prebble’s dramatic performance, the splendor and intrigue of Regency England are as enthralling as the most entertaining novel.

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Informative and enjoyable history of the period. Very well read highly recommended! I shall listen again.

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This book is a good and informative read, although within limits. Instead of a coherent history of the Regency period, it is a series of cameos on different characters, issues or areas, some of which naturally get repeated to a certain extent. They tend to deal with politics, literature, Royalty and high society rather than the common people.

I did notice a few historical errors in some of the bits I already knew about (i.e. there were a few in the description of the Battle of Waterloo). While this dents the author's credibility a bit, they were fairly minor, and perhaps to be expected in such a sweeping study.

Overall, a good general introduction.

Good, but incomplete

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