# Canonical recap data for Henley Royal Regatta Established (1839)
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title: Henley Royal Regatta Established
subtitle: The inaugural Henley Royal Regatta launched one of the world's oldest continuously held sporting festivals and rowing competitions.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1839-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1839
decade: 1830
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the three other regattas rowed over approximately the same course, Henley Women's Regatta, Henley Masters Regatta, and Henley Town and Visitors' Regatta
summaryLong: Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the three other regattas rowed over approximately the same course, Henley Women's Regatta, Henley Masters Regatta, and Henley Town and Visitors' Regatta, each of which is an entirely separate event.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/Henley_crest.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Henley Royal Regatta"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henley_Royal_Regatta"
  title: Henley Royal Regatta
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-20
  label: Henley Royal Regatta
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henley_Royal_Regatta"
