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The Disorderly House of Hanover

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A series of five Royal Scandals 5: The Most Hated Man in England
The scandals surrounding the Duke of Cumberland, fifth son of George III , shocked and horrified his contemporaries; Victorian society shuddered at the mention of his name; his death in 1851 was greeted by a spate of vicious obituaries unprecedented in Royal circles. But could any man be quite as evil as this ...? with Geoffrey Matthews Lockwood West and Geoffrey Beevers
Produced and compiled from contemporary accounts by KAY PATRICK

Contributors

Unknown:
George Iii
Unknown:
Geoffrey Matthews
Unknown:
Lockwood West
Unknown:
Kay Patrick
Narrator:
Geoffrey Matthews
Contemporary:
Lockwood West
Cumberland:
Patrick Tull
Whig:
Geoffrey Beevers
Creevey:
David Gooderson
Mrs Delaney:
Olwen Griffiths
Lord Colchester:
John Samson
Philipp von Neumann:
Robin Browne
Princess Lieven:
Sheila Grant
Princess Charlotte:
Jane Knowles
Lady Harcourt:
Katherine Parr
Charles Greville:
Gerald Cross
Colonel Willis:
William Fox
Source: Radio Times

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