Regency AU

Tropes and genres
Tropes and genres
Related tropes/genres	Historical AU, Alternate Universe
See also	Regency
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	Contents 1 Fanwork Examples; 2 Example Art Gallery; 3 Archives & Fannish Links; 4 References;

Regency AU is the most commonly used term for fanworks that take characters from a modern or future-set fandom and relocate them to a stereotypical Regency era romance, as seen in the pages of Georgette Heyer. It is a form of historical AU.

The works of Jane Austen are often an inspiration for Regency AUs. These can include Pride and Prejudice Fusions, with characters from other fandoms taking on the roles of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.

No fandom is safe from this trope, from Gundam Wing to Harry Potter to some other, even more unlikely, fandoms. Unlike canonical Regencies, it is relatively rare that much effort towards historical accuracy is made. However, historical events may be incorporated, such as the Napoleonic wars and their aftermath.

Some tropes which appear in Regency AUs are Arranged Marriage and Marriage of Convenience.

Fanwork Examples

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Supernatural RPF: Restraint by dark_emeralds, a long and very popular J2 Regency AU.
Supernatural RPF: An Uncommon Season by Topaz.
SGA: SGA Regency AU by leyna55 -- fan art example on DeviantArt.
SGA: Marrying the Marquis by zoemathemata, a McKay/Sheppard AU.
Pros: The Peerless Pair, a Bodie/Doyle novel set a few years after the Battle of Waterloo.
Bandom: A Marriage of Convenience by Jae.
Popslash: Even Odd Out, Fold and Endgame, a popslash trilogy by Amber (no longer available online).
One Direction: Louis Tomlinson, Viscount Doncaster, a fanart example of Tumblr user sashayed's One Dirausten AU tag.
One Direction/Radio 1 RPF: Most Dauntless, Voiceless Fortitude by mrsronweasley, a Gryles Regency AU.
The Vampire Diaries: The Devil In Me by immortalpen, a popular Klaroline AU
The 100: A Flower In Autumn by enigmaticagentscully, a popular Kabby AU
Hannibal: Overcoming by purefoysgirl, a Hannigram AU

Example Art Gallery

Art created for A Flower In Autumn, a Kabbus fic by beautiful-rebellious-sunflower (The 100)
Fanfic cover for The Devil In Me, a Klaus/Caroline AU by Inge (TVD)
Fanart by Goldkit of a female elf Inquisitor (Dragon Age).