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Before he became the king of Hanover, the notorious Duke of Cumberland stood against the media in a courtroom trial which engrossed the nation. Accused in an 1832 book of murdering his valet, the duke took to the stand to discredit the book’s claims and its publisher, writes Dr Madeleine Pelling ....
When news of the death of ex-Emperor Napoleon on the island of St Helena reached Britain in July 1821, a servant was tasked with communicating the tidings to King George IV, then in residence at Windsor Castle. He went into the royal presence, bowed, and said ‘Sire, your greatest enemy. ....