In this episode, we hear a bit of our lovely 10th anniversary show in Berlin, and DLS co-founder Katy Derbyshire gives us the rundown on Caroline of Brunswick, who was officially Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover for three whole weeks before she died in 1821, long-estranged from her horrible husband, her cousin King George IV. They had separated shortly after the birth of their only child, and Caroline's access to her daughter was restricted. She later moved to Italy, celebrated the right to bare arms, and lived with a handsome secretary, prompting huge amounts of gossip and countless caricatures. When George ascended to the throne, Caroline tried to cash in on her popularity and become queen, but she was literally locked out of the coronation.
You'll be able to hear more of our 10th anniversary show on Patreon — that's at
patreon.com/deadladiesshowpodcast in our next Dead Lady Book Club segment which will be live the first week in July. It's an exclusive segment (unless you were in the audience in Berlin May 13th!) as writer Saskia Vogel grills DLS cofounders Katy and Florian in front of a live audience to get the inside scoop on all things Dead Ladies behind the scenes.
If you're in the New York area you won't want to miss Dead Ladies NYC and their cavalcade of bad girls on July 5th. Find out more here:
https://deadladiesshow.substack.com and here: @deadladiesnyc
