# 19thcentury georgian twitterstorians queencaroline200 otd yalelibrary

George Hayter's preparatory sketch of Sir John Copley (later 1st Baron Lyndhurst) as Solicitor General, made during the trial of (1820).

Alternative title: 'A portrayal of a death glare.'

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2021-07-07

‘She most deliberately, and before God, asserts, that she is wholly innocent of the crime laid to her charge; and she awaits, with unabated confidence, the final result of this unparalleled investigation’ 2/2

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2020-11-07

The defence for the Queen opened with a speech from Henry Brougham that took 2 days to complete. It was described by Lord Denman as ‘one of the most powerful orations that ever proceeded from human lips’ 2/2

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2020-10-03

in 1820 the trial of Queen Caroline resumed after a three-week break. Find out more here, https://t.co/4VvLYlTii7 1/2

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2020-10-03

in 1820 Lord Castlereagh presented to the Commons communications between the Queen and the PM, seeking to reach an amiable separation agreement. Learn more about the Queen Caroline Affair here, https://t.co/af2OZPbfNM

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2020-06-19

"Trial by Media: The Queen Caroline Affair," the exhibition co-curated by the LWL's Cynthia Roman & Yale Law Library's Mike Widener last autumn, is now available online & has been enhanced with scholarly essays. View it here: https://t.co/lOYM3743Ry

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2020-03-24