Here in the National Portrait Gallery
Is where I've spent most of today, looking
And learning. I enjoyed the Regency
And Victorian portraits most, refreshing
My memory of much recent reading
Much of it centred on political
Themes, Tory and Whig fights never-ending
The Prince Regent / Queen Caroline scandal
And what about William IV? Angel?
Certainly not, illegitimately
Fathering ten children, yet still failing
To provide an heir, meaning it then fell
To Frederick's daughter Vicky, and Freddie
Had a mistress (her bust was nice-looking!)
By 'bust' I mean a head and shoulders sculpure, of course, not her BUST...
Tue 31 Oct
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