Full of (John) Bull: Horatio Bottomley

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Jul 30, 202655:53History

A prototype for generations of crooked politicians and media figures to come, Horatio Bottomley knew how to work the public. Whether defrauding them with fake sweepstakes or holding boisterous hate rallies, Bottomley was...

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