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4th Week August, 1817: William IV: This Week in the Regency

4th Week August, 1817: William IV: This Week in the Regency

The third son of George III, William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, never expected to inherit the throne. So how did this affable prince spend the Regency? And could he be the only son of George and Charlotte to be a faithful husband, despite years of co-habiting with an actress?

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