I was recntly (via the Hall of Infamy) reading a Dure thread about Queen Victoria in a bikini. While utterly ridiculous and ASB, there were some inteeligent responses, which got me thinking:
The Georgian Period, all in all, was fairly decadent, which is often forgotten amongst the strict rules of Victorian society. So, lets say that something happens in, say, the mid-1820s that pushes Britain towards a more relaxed social code (i.e more Regency). Is this possible? If so, how? Could it have liberalised societal standards in the long term (i.e, present day standards in the 1940s or 50s)?