Popular Culture
In 1972, the film Lady Caroline Lamb was released to primarily critical reviews with Sarah Miles in the lead role. In 2003, the BBC released Byron with Jonny Lee Miller in the title role and Camilla Power as Lady Caroline Lamb.
The 1905 novel The Marriage of William Ashe by Mary Augusta Ward was based on Lady Caroline and her husband.
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