Are the years 1830-1833 considered Regency era or Victorian era?

Question

I've reasearched on the net, but most say Regency ended in 1820 and Victorian began in 1837...sooo, what is the era between those years? I'm doing a story that takes place around 1832 and need to research the fashions of the time, but I dunno whether the fashion was more Regency or Victorian. Help!? :(

Answer 1

William IV, the third son of George III, ruled from 1830-1837. My guess (as I can't find anything specific) is that this is functionally the late Regency period.

Answer 2

It appears that the passage of the Reform Act 1832 is the event that ends the Regency and begins the Victorian era.

The term Regency period refers to the years between 1811 and 1820 when George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son, later George IV, was instated as his proxy. The term is often applied to the years between 1800 and 1830, a time characterised by distinctive fashions, politics and culture. It was a period of excess for the aristocracy, it was during this time that the Prince Regent built the Brighton Pavilion, for example. However, it was also an era of uncertainty caused by, for example, riots, the Napoleonic wars and a perceived threat of the English mimicking the French Revolution.

The "Regency" can be considered to be a transitional period between "Georgian" and "Victorian". Therefore the term would refer to the entire period from approximately 1811 until the accession of Queen Victoria, encompassing the actual period of Regency, along with George IV's reign in his own right and that of his brother William IV. However, if "Regency" is contrasted with "Eighteenth century", then it could include the whole period of the Napoleonic wars. Yet the era was distinctive for its architecture, literature, fashions and politics.

The Victorian Era of Great Britain marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. Although commonly used to refer to the period of Queen Victoria's rule between 1837 and 1901, scholars debate whether the Victorian period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political concerns that have come to be associated with the Victorians—actually begins with the passage of the Reform Act 1832. The era was preceded by the Regency era and succeeded by the Edwardian period.

Answer 3

Queen Victoria didn't ascend to the throne until 1837.

But fashions take time to change.

Answer 4

U MAY MEAN QUEEN ANNE PERIOD VICTORIAN IS THE LAST QUARTER OF THE 1875 AND BEYOND TIL TEN YEARS AFTER TO 1910 OR SO, AS ART AND COLLECTING HISTORY GOES,T IS THE ART AREA OF EAST LAKES FURNITURE, 1833 IS OUT OF TH QUESTION AS THE VICTORIAN ERA . THINK SO I'M GOING TO PUNCH SUBMIT AND COMPARE IT TO WHAT IS ON THE WALL

Answer 5

eras don't change from one day to the next...so there would be at least 5 year overlap.