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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

When the press took sides over a royal divorce

The Economist reminds us of an episode from press history when a king divorced the wife he had grown to hate. The conflict between George IV and Caroline of Brunswick was played out in the public prints, with the rabble-rousing William Cobbett taking Caroline's side. I rather like Adrian Monck's remark that Cobbett can be seen as "an ethical Piers Morgan". (Via The Economist)

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