Blackadder the Third The programme won a BAFTA award for Best Comedy Series in 1988 and received three further nominations. "Blackadder the Third" is set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period known as the Regency. For much of this time, King George III was incapacitated due to poor mental health, and his son George, the Prince of Wales, acted as regent. During this period, he was known as "the Prince Regent". Although the Regency was in place between 1811 and 1820, the historical events and persons depicted and referenced appear to date the series before this time; anywhere in
The Third Nero The Third Nero The Third Nero: or Never Say Nero Again is a historical novel by British writer Lindsey Davis, the fifth in her Flavia Albia series. It was first published in the UK on 6 April 2017 by Hodder & Stoughton () and in the United States in 2017 by St. Martin's Press. The tale is set in Ancient Rome and opens in September AD 89, immediately after the previous novel "The Graveyard of the Hesperides" closes (Flavia's husband having been struck by lightning during their wedding celebration). The story revolves around the third Pseudo-Nero, who had the support