1810s
Napoleon's final years
The 1810s are the decade from 1810 through 1819.
Like other decade terms, it typically refers to events, culture, or history of that period: Fashion in the 1810s emphasized high waistlines, The 1810s saw Napoleon's defeat and exile.
Regency-era English novelist
- Pride and PrejudiceRegency courtship novel
- EmmaName suggesting wholeness
- Mansfield ParkAusten's third published novel
- Northanger AbbeySatirical novel mocking Gothic tropes
Regency romance · Mr. Darcy · Elizabeth Bennet · marriage plot · social commentary · courtship · satire · propriety
Bonaparte's military campaigns
- Congress of ViennaAssembly reshaping post-war Europe
- Battle of Waterloo1815 Belgian confrontation
- Treaty of Ghent1814 peace accord
- Louisiana Purchase1803 territorial acquisition
Prince Regent · King George III · James Madison · James Monroe · Elba · Wellington · Napoleon · Luddites
German classical music giant
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
Vienna · romanticism · orchestra · opus · Ludwig · deafness · classical · Fur Elise
Seam placed beneath bust
- dandyFashion-obsessed gentleman
- spencerShort fitted outerwear
- pelisseFur-lined outer wrap
- reticuleSmall drawstring purse
pantaloons · frock coat · top hat · muslin · cravat · bonnet · tailcoat · waistcoat
Square dance for eight
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- gentryHighborn but not noble
ballroom · assembly rooms · calling cards · chaperone · debutante · season · ton · Vauxhall
Jane Austen
Regency-era English novelist
- Pride and PrejudiceRegency courtship novel
- EmmaName suggesting wholeness
- Mansfield ParkAusten's third published novel
Northanger Abbey · Regency romance · Mr. Darcy · Elizabeth Bennet · marriage plot · social commentary · courtship · satire · propriety · gentry
Napoleonic Wars
Bonaparte's military campaigns
- Congress of ViennaAssembly reshaping post-war Europe
- Battle of Waterloo1815 Belgian confrontation
- Treaty of Ghent1814 peace accord
Louisiana Purchase · Prince Regent · King George III · James Madison · James Monroe · Elba · Wellington · Napoleon · Luddites · abolitionism
Beethoven
German classical music giant
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
concerto · Vienna · romanticism · orchestra · opus · Ludwig · deafness · classical · Fur Elise · Symphony No. 5
empire waist
Seam placed beneath bust
reticule · pantaloons · frock coat · top hat · muslin · cravat · bonnet · tailcoat · waistcoat · gloves
quadrille
Square dance for eight
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
gentry · ballroom · assembly rooms · calling cards · chaperone · debutante · season · ton · Vauxhall · promenade
Industrial Revolution
Era of mechanized production
canal · factory · textile · mill · machinery · coal · iron · manufacturing · mechanization · loom
1810s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
2010s · 21st century · modern era · distant future · 2000s
1810s1960s
Decade after the fifties
1920s · Digital Age · Jazz Age · machine age · 2000s
1810s1920s
Post-WWI American decade
Roaring Twenties · 1960s · 1980s · interwar period · fin de siècle
- War of 1812Early American-British military conflict
- 1812 OvertureCommemorative orchestral battle composition