King George IV Died, Aged, 67 (And William IV Ascended the Throne). George IV Is Reckoned to Be Britains Fattest King. His Favourite Breakfast Was Two Roast Pigeons, Three Beefsteaks, a Bottle of White Wine, a Glass of Champagne, Two of Port and One Bran
← England repeals the Corn Laws. The Corn Law Act had been passed in 1815 as a measure to protect the interests of landowners who looked as if they were about to lose out when highly inflated prices for corn ceased with the ending of the Napoleonic Wars. Th