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| Tango01 | 30 Oct 2019 12:23 p.m. PST |
"In 1820 crowds and reformers clamoured in the streets demanding that Queen Caroline, the popular wife of the unpopular George IV's, be granted her rights. The unfaithful husband wished to divorce her on grounds of infidelity, but she was determined to be queen. The events that followed were farcical, as the royal family's dirty linen was put on full display and many thought the ongoing crisis might lead to a constitutional disaster. Petitioners, espousing the cause of the queen barred the Duke of Wellington's way while he was out riding. They demanded he give a cheer for the queen. The private lives of the monarchs were no secret, everyone knew what the King and Queen had been up to, as if it had been a weekly soap opera. The Duke raised his hat and obliged, but added ‘May all your wives be like her' as he rode on…." link
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