The Radical Ladder (Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

The Radical Ladder (Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) NPG D17913

© National Portrait Gallery, London

published by George Humphrey, after George Cruikshank

Married George, Prince of Wales in 1795 but he was already secretly married to Mrs Fitzherbert. He abandoned her after the birth of their daughter Princess Charlotte. Caroline repaid her husband by leading a life of bawdy behaviour, travelling to Tunis and Constantinople. Following her husband's accession as King George IV, she claimed her rights as Queen in 1820. A Cabinet including Lords Liverpool, Sidmouth, and Castlereagh immediately launched Parliamentary proceedings against her for adultery. In July 1821 she... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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