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Apr 2024
44m 6s

Caroline of Brunswick Part 1: Sex, Lies ...

Wondery
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Over a hundred years before Princess Diana and Prince Charles, there was another doomed British royal couple: Queen Caroline and King George IV. Caroline and George’s hatred for each other runs so deep that it leads to a war that snowballs into a full blown tabloid circus. (Imagine Johnny Depp and Amber Heard-level drama, but set in Jane Austen’s era.) Their ... Show More
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