The Georgian Age

1714–1837

Typically this period in history is associated with the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 to 1901), but many commentators start the period five years earlier in 1832, with the passage of the Reform Act through parliament. Which is when, arguably, many of the political sensibilities and horse-trading associated with the Victorians were first established.

The Georgian Era was the period in British history from 1714 to c. 1830–1837 named after the Hanoverian kings George I, George II, George III and George IV. The definition of the Georgian era is also often extended to include the relatively short reign of William IV, which ended with his death in 1837. The sub-period that is the Regency era is defined by the regency of George IV as Prince of Wales during the illness of his father George III. The transition to the Victorian era was characterized in religion, social values, and the arts by a shift in tone away from rationalism and toward romanticism and mysticism.

The Georgian Era begins in 1714, upon the death of his second cousin Queen Anne, George Louis, Elector of Hanover, succeeds as the new King, George I, of Great Britain and Ireland, the former of which had itself been established in 1707. This is the beginning of the House of Hanover's reign over the British Crown. It ends in 1837 with the transition to the Victorian era. King William IV, last of the Hanoverian kings, dies on 20 June, ending the Georgian era. He was succeeded by his niece, Queen Victoria.

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