Georgian era

Georgian era

1714 – 1830 (1837)
The Georgian architecture of The Circus, Bath, built between 1754 and 1768
Preceded by	Stuart period
Including	Regency Period
Followed by	Victorian era
Monarch	George I of Great Britain George II of Great Britain George III of the United Kingdom George IV of the United Kingdom (William IV of the United Kingdom)

The Georgian era of British history is a period which takes its name from, and is normally defined as spanning the reigns of the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain who were all named George: George I, George II, George III and George IV. The era covers the period from 1714 to 1830, with the sub-period of the Regency defined by the Regency of George IV as Prince of Wales during the illness of his father George III. The definition of the Georgian era is often extended to include the short reign of William IV, which ended with his death in 1837. The last Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain was William's niece Queen Victoria, who is the namesake of the following historical era, the Victorian, which is usually defined as occurring from the start of her reign, when William died, and continuing until her death.

The term Georgian is typically used in the contexts of social history and architecture.

Georgian society and its preoccupations were well portrayed in the novels of writers such as Henry Fielding, Mary Shelley and Jane Austen, characterised by the architecture of Robert Adam, John Nash and James Wyatt and the emergence of the Gothic Revival style, which hearkened back to a supposed golden age of building design.