The Time Traveler's Guide to Regency Britain

By: Ian Mortimer

Narrated by: Ian Mortimer

This is the age of Jane Austen and the Romantic poets; the sartorial elegance of Beau Brummell and the poetic license of Lord Byron; Britain's military triumphs at Trafalgar and Waterloo; the threat of revolution and the Peterloo massacre. In the latest volume of his celebrated series of Time Traveler's Guides, Ian Mortimer turns to what is arguably the most-loved period in British history—the Regency, or Georgian England.

A time of exuberance, thrills, frills, and unchecked bad behavior, it was perhaps the last age of true freedom before the arrival of the stifling world of Victorian morality. At the same time, it was a period of transition that reflected unprecedented social, economic, and political change. And like all periods in history, it was an age of many contradictions—where Beethoven's thundering Fifth Symphony could premier in the same year that saw Jane Austen craft the delicate sensitivities of Persuasion.

Once more, Ian Mortimer takes us on a thrilling journey to the past, revealing what people ate, drank, and wore; where they shopped and how they amused themselves; what they believed in and what they were afraid of. Conveying the sights, sounds, and smells of the Regency period, this is history at its most exciting, physical, visceral—the past not as something to be studied, but as lived experience.

©2022 Ian Mortimer (P)2022 Tantor

Best of all the time travelers guides!

I always enjoy reading these - Mr Mortimer has a gift for bringing history to life. And, his narration is great! Not always the case for authors :)

Thanks for taking the time to write this!!

Excellent

Entertaining & factual. History that is the opposite of dry and boring. Loved it. Highly recommend this book to everyone. i’ll be checking out this author’s other books.

Just do it.

I have zero complaints. Narrator and author did a fine job. Love this series I’ve heard them all. Listened on a drive from NY to Florida and back.

Very entertaining!

It really gives you a glimpse into the past in a way not before imagined

Thoroughly entertaining

Fun and educational, plus it was super thorough covering way more than I expected. At times I laughed out loud but occasionally I wanted to cry. If we could time travel, this guide is packed with great advice. But, since we can't, it is a fabulous way to get an in depth history lesson. Mr. Mortimer is an excellent lecturer.